Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on its 2025 visit on social care to Austria

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on its 2025 visit on social care to Austria

06/11/2025
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on its 2025 visit on social care to Austria

The purpose of this visit was to examine the treatment of persons accommodated in residential care homes. To this end, the delegation visited four privately run institutions, two in the state of Lower Austria – Beer Home in Neulengbach, SeneCura Home in Purkersdorf, and two in the state of Styria...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits residential care homes in Austria

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits residential care homes in Austria

31/03/2025
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits residential care homes in Austria

The purpose of this visit was to examine the treatment of persons accommodated in residential care homes. To this end, the CPT delegation visited four institutions, two in the state of Lower Austria and two in the state of Styria. In the course of the visit, the delegation held consultations with...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2021 visit to Austria

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2021 visit to Austria

27/06/2023
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2021 visit to Austria

In respect of persons held in police custody, the vast majority of detainees interviewed by the delegation made no allegations of ill-treatment. However, the report reiterates the Committee’s doubts as to whether investigations into allegations of police ill-treatment can be seen to be fully...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Austria

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Austria

08/12/2021
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Austria

The delegation examined the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in several prisons. It also assessed the situation of persons subjected to the court‑imposed measure of involuntary forensic placement (Massnahmenvollzug) and of involuntary patients in a civil psychiatric hospital....

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Activities

Ad hoc visit: 18/03/2025 - 28/03/2025

Periodic visit: 23/11/2021 - 03/12/2021

  • CPT report: ; German version:  [CPT/Inf (2023) 03]
    • Executive summary: ; German version: 
  • Government response: ; German version:  [CPT/Inf (2023) 04]
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Periodic visit: 22/09/2014 - 01/10/2014

  • CPT report: ; German version:  [CPT/Inf (2015) 34]
    • Executive summary:
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2015) 35]

Periodic visit: 15/02/2009 - 25/02/2009

  • CPT report: ; German version [CPT/Inf (2010) 5]
  • Government response: German version:  [CPT/Inf (2010) 6]

Periodic visit: 14/04/2004 - 23/04/2004

  • CPT report: German version:  [CPT/Inf (2005) 13]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2005) 14]

Periodic visit: 19/09/1999 - 30/09/1999

  • CPT report (in French): German version: [CPT/Inf (2001) 8]
  • Government response: German version: [CPT/Inf (2001) 9]

Periodic visit: 26/09/1994 - 07/10/1994

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (96) 28]
  • Government comments: German version:  [CPT/Inf (96) 29]

Periodic visit: 20/05/1990 - 27/05/1990

  • CPT report: French version: [CPT/Inf (91) 10]
  • Government comments: French version: [CPT/inf (91) 11]