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CPT holds high-level talks in Bulgaria
The main objective was to discuss the measures taken by the Bulgarian authorities to implement the CPT’s recommendations set out in the report on the CPT’s 2017 visit to Bulgaria and, more generally, to advance the on-going dialogue between the Committee and the Bulgarian authorities. Among the...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Bulgaria to assess the situation of foreign nationals detained under aliens legislation
The objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals detained under aliens legislation. To this end, the CPT’s delegation visited Border Police detention facilities in Elhovo, Sofia Airport and Svilengrad (Kapitan Andreevo) and carried out...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes Bulgarian response to the report on the 2017 visit
In the report the CPT had made recommendations on treatment and conditions of detention of persons in police custody and penitentiary establishments, also the treatment, conditions and legal safeguards offered to psychiatric patients, residents of social care institutions, as well as immigration...
Bulgaria: Anti-torture committee says conditions in social care institutions could be described as inhuman and degrading; the situation in penitentiary establishments generally improved
Regarding the treatment of persons in police custody, the Committee concludes that, in some respects, the findings of the 2017 visit suggest that there might have been a slight improvement since the previous visit to Bulgaria in 2015, especially as regards the severity of alleged ill-treatment....
Activities
High-level talks: 15/01/2019
Ad hoc visit: 10/12/2018 - 17/12/2018
- Report under preparation
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 25/09/2017 - 06/10/2017
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2018) 15]
- Executive summary:
- Executive summary:
- Publication news flash
- Government response:
Bulgarian version: [CPT/Inf (2018) 46] - Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Public Statement: 26/03/2015
- Public Statement concerning Bulgaria: French version: Bulgarian version: [CPT/Inf (2015) 17]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 13/02/2015 - 20/02/2015
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2015) 36]
- Executive summary:
- Executive summary:
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2015) 37]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 24/03/2014 - 03/04/2014
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2015) 12]
- Executive summary
- Executive summary
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2015) 13]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 04/05/2012 - 10/05/2012
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2012) 32]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2012) 33]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 18/10/2010 - 29/10/2010
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2012) 9]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2012) 10]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 15/12/2008 - 19/12/2008
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2010) 29]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2010) 30]
Periodic visit: 10/09/2006 - 21/09/2006
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 11]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2008) 12]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 16/12/2003 - 22/12/2003
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2004) 23]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2004) 24]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 17/04/2002 - 26/04/2002
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2004) 21]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2004) 22]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 25/04/1999 - 07/05/1999
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2002) 1]
- Government responses: [CPT/Inf (2002) 2]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 26/03/1995 - 07/04/1995
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (97) 1]
- Government responses: [CPT/Inf (97) 1]
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| Ratification of ECPT: | 1994 |
Visits carried out:
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12 7 5 |
| Reports adopted: | 11 |
| Reports published: | 11 |
| Automatic publication procedure: | Yes |
| Public Statement: | 1 |
