Council of Europe anti-torture Committee holds high-level talks in Azerbaijan

07/04/2026

The talks, held on 2 April 2026, focused on the state of co-operation between the CPT and the Azerbaijani authorities, with particular attention to the implementation of the CPT’s long-standing recommendations concerning law enforcement agencies, as well as prisons and psychiatric establishments....

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Azerbaijan

06/10/2025

The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and persons accommodated in prison establishments. The delegation also examined the treatment, conditions and legal safeguards offered to persons...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee issues public statement on Azerbaijan

03/07/2024

The reason behind this exceptional decision to make a public statement is the outright refusal of the Azerbaijani authorities to cooperate with the CPT. The Committee made genuine attempts to engage in a constructive dialogue with the Azerbaijani authorities to address matters that lie at the...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Azerbaijan

03/01/2023

The main objective of the visit was to examine, in light of the recommendations made by the Committee after its previous visit in 2020, the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police. To this end, the delegation visited several police establishments in Baku (namely the Temporary...

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High-level talks: 02/04/2026


Periodic visit: 22/09/2025 - 03/10/2025


Public statement: 03/07/2024

  • Public statement concerning Azerbaijan:  ; in Azeri:  [CPT/Inf (2024) 24]
  • News flash

Ad hoc visit: 12/12/2022 - 19/12/2022

* The report was made public together with the public statement concerning Azerbaijan (see above)


Periodic visit: 11/12/2020 - 22/12/2020


High-level talks: 31/05/2018 - 01/06/2018


Ad hoc visit: 23/10/2017 - 30/10/2017


High-level talks: 16/02/2017 - 17/02/2017


Periodic visit: 29/03/2016 - 08/04/2016


Ad hoc visit: 15/06/2015 - 22/06/2015


Ad hoc visit: 19/11/2013 - 26/11/2013


Ad hoc visit: 13/12/2012 - 20/12/2012


Periodic visit: 05/12/2011 - 15/12/2011

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2018) 9]
  • Government response: [CPT/inf (2018) 10]
  • Visit news flash

Ad hoc visit: 08/12/2008 - 12/12/2008


Periodic visit: 20/11/2006 - 30/11/2006


Ad hoc visit: 16/05/2005 - 20/05/2005


Ad hoc visit: 11/01/2004 - 13/01/2004


Periodic visit: 24/11/2002 - 06/12/2002