Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee (CPT) returns to Greece for high-level talks on prison reform

21/06/2025

The meeting, hosted in the office of the Prime Minister (Megaro Maximou), focussed on the action required to tackle the chronic crisis within prisons and to reform the prison system. The discussions followed up on the findings of the Committee’s visits in 2021 and January 2025 and the previous...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits Greece to examine conditions of detention in prisons and police establishments

03/02/2025

The purpose of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons deprived of their liberty in Greek prisons and by the Hellenic Police. The visit was an opportunity to review the progress made by the authorities in implementing the Committee’s recommendations in...

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Η Επιτροπή κατά των βασανιστηρίων του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης (CPT) καλεί εκ νέου την Ελλάδα να μεταρρυθμίσει το σύστημα κράτησης μεταναστών και να σταματήσει τις επαναπροωθήσεις

12/07/2024

Ο κύριος στόχος της επίσκεψης στην Ελλάδα τον Νοεμβρίου του 2023 ήταν να εξετάσει τη μεταχείριση των αλλοδαπών που στερούνται την ελευθερία τους βάσει της μεταναστευτικής νομοθεσίας στα προαναχωρησιακά κέντρα κράτησης, σε αστυνομικά τμήματα και συνοριακούς σταθμούς, καθώς και στα νεόδμητα Κλειστά...

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High-level talks: 19/06/2025


Periodic visit: 20/01/2025 - 31/01/2025


Ad hoc visit: 21/11/2023 - 01/12/2023


High-level talks: 23/10/2023 - 24/10/2023


Ad hoc visit: 08/11/2022 - 11/11/2022


High-level talks: 07/09/2022 - 08/09/2022


Ad hoc visit: 22/11/2021 - 01/12/2021


Ad hoc visit: 13/03/2020 - 17/03/2020


High-level talks: 18/11/2019 - 19/11/2019


Periodic visit: 28/03/2019 - 09/04/2019


Ad hoc visit: 10/04/2018 - 19/04/2018


Ad hoc visit: 19/07/2016 - 25/07/2016


Ad hoc visit: 13/04/2016 - 18/04/2016


Ad hoc visit: 14/04/2015 - 23/04/2015

  • CPT report:  Greek version (extract):  [CPT/Inf (2016) 4] 
    • Executive summary: Greek version: 
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2016) 5]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 04/04/2013 - 16/04/2013


Public statement 15/03/2011

  • Public statement concerning Greece: French version: Greek version: [CPT/Inf (2011) 10]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 20/01/2011 - 27/01/2011


High-level talks: 18/01/2010 - 19/01/2010


Periodic visit: 17/09/2009 - 29/09/2009

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2010) 33]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2010) 34]

Ad hoc visit: 23/09/2008 - 29/09/2008

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2009) 20]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2009) 21]

Ad hoc visit: 20/02/2007 - 27/02/2007

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 3]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2008) 4]

Periodic visit: 27/08/2005 - 09/09/2005


Periodic visit: 23/09/2001 - 05/10/2001

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2002) 31]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2002) 32]

Ad hoc visit: 26/10/1999 - 02/11/1999

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2001) 18 Part 2]
  • Government responses: [CPT/Inf (2001) 19 Part 2]

Periodic visit: 25/05/1997 - 06/06/1997

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2001) 18 Part 1]
  • Government responses: [CPT/Inf (2001) 19 Part 1]

Ad hoc visit: 04/11/1996 - 06/11/1996

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2001) 17 Part 1]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2001) 17 Part 2]

Periodic visit: 14/03/1993 - 26/03/1993

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (94) 20]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (94) 21]
  • Government follow-up response: [CPT/Inf (96) 8]