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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes two reports on the monitoring of a Frontex-supported return operation from Belgium and Cyprus to the Democratic Republic of Congo

13/07/2023

The two reports examine the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under immigration legislation and the safeguards afforded to them in the context of their removal. The CPT sent, for the first time, two delegations to observe the preparations and...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes the report on its visit to prisons in Belgium

29/11/2022

The objective of the visit was to examine the situation in Belgian prisons in light of the recommendations made in the report on the periodic visit carried out in March/April 2017 and the public statement issued in July 2017. The delegation conducted follow-up visits to Antwerp, Lantin, and St....

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee monitors treatment of foreign nationals during return flight from Belgium and Cyprus to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

14/11/2022

The main objective of the two ad hoc visits, to Belgium and Cyprus, was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens legislation as well as the procedures and safeguards applied to them in the context of their removal. More...

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Activities

Ad hoc visit: 07/11/2022 - 10/11/2022 (return flight)

  • CPT report: English version ; French version  [CPT/Inf (2023) 20]
    • Executive summary: English version ; French version 
  • Government response (in French):  [CPT/Inf (2023) 21]
  • Publication news flash
  • Visit news flash

Ad hoc visit: 02/11/2021 - 09/11/2021

  • CPT report (in French):   [CPT/Inf (2022) 22]
    • Executive summary: in French  ; in English
  • Government response (in French):  [CPT/Inf (2022) 23]
  • Publication news flash
  • Visit news flash

Public Statement: 13/07/2017

  • Public Statement concerning Belgium:  French version:  Dutch version:  [CPT/Inf (2017) 18]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 27/03/2017 - 06/04/2017


High-level talks: 21/06/2016


Ad hoc visit: 07/05/2016 - 09/05/2016

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 29]
    • Executive summary (in French):
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 30]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 24/09/2013 - 04/10/2013

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 13]
    • Executive summary (in French):
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 14]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 23/04/2012 - 27/04/2012

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2012) 36]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2012) 37]
  • Publication news flash

Visit to Tilburg Prison: 17/10/2011 - 19/10/2011

  • CPT report: French version: [CPT/Inf (2012) 19]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2013) 10]

Periodic visit: 28/09/2009 - 07/10/2009

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2010) 24]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2011) 7]

Periodic visit: 18/04/2005 - 27/04/2005

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2006) 15]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2006) 40]

Periodic visit: 25/11/2001 - 07/12/2001

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2002) 25]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2003) 32]

Periodic visit: 31/08/1997 - 12/09/1997

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (98) 11]
  • Government interim report (in French): [CPT/inf (99) 6]
    • Appendices (in French):
  • Government follow-up report (in French): Dutch version: [CPT/Inf (99) 11]

Periodic visit: 14/11/1993 - 23/11/1993

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (94) 15
  • Government interim report (in French): [CPT/Inf (95) 6]
    • Appendices (in French):
  • Government follow-up report (in French):  [CPT/Inf (96) 7]