Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits Germany

02/12/2025

The objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons deprived of their liberty by the police and in prisons, with a specific focus on persons held in preventive detention (Sicherungsverwahrung) and women, as well as security measures applied to detained...

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Anti-Folter Komitee des Europarats (CPT) veröffentlicht Bericht über Beobachtung von Frontex-unterstützter Rückführungsoperation von Deutschland nach Pakistan

04/04/2024

Der Bericht untersucht die Behandlung ausländischer Staatsangehöriger, denen auf aufenthaltsrechtlicher Grundlage die Freiheit entzogen wird, sowie die Schutzvorkehrungen, die im Zusammenhang mit ihrer Abschiebung getroffen werden. Der Abschiebungsflug am 5. September 2023 wurde von Deutschland,...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee monitors treatment of foreign nationals during Frontex-supported return flight from Germany to Pakistan

08/09/2023

The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under immigration legislation as well as the procedures and safeguards applied to them in the context of their removal. More specifically, the delegation observed the preparation and...

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Periodic visit: 18/11/2025 - 01/12/2025


Ad hoc visit: 04/09/2023 - 07/09/2023 (return flight)


Periodic visit: 01/12/2020 - 14/12/2020


Ad hoc visit: 13/08/2018 - 15/08/2018 (return flight)


Periodic visit: 25/11/2015 - 07/12/2015


Ad hoc visit: 25/11/2013 - 02/12/2013

  • CPT report: German version: [CPT/Inf (2014) 23]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2014) 24]

Periodic visit: 25/11/2010 - 07/12/2010

  • CPT report: German version: [CPT/Inf (2012) 6]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2012) 7]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 20/11/2005 - 02/12/2005

  • CPT report: German version: [CPT/Inf (2007) 18]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2007) 19]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 03/12/2000 - 15/12/2000

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2003) 20]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2003) 21]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 25/05/1998 - 27/05/1998

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (99) 10 Part 1]
  • Government observations: [CPT/Inf (99) 10 Part 2]

Periodic visit: 14/04/1996 - 26/04/1996

  • CPT report  [CPT/Inf (97) 9 Part 1]
  • Government interim report [CPT/Inf (97) 9 Part 2]

Periodic visit: 08/12/1991 - 20/12/1991

  • CPT report:   French version: [CPT/Inf (93) 13]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (93) 14]