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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2023 ad hoc visit to Bulgaria

31/01/2024

The CPT is highly critical of the lack of implementation of many of the Committee’s long-standing recommendations regarding the treatment, conditions and legal safeguards offered to patients in psychiatric hospitals. However, the CPT notes that some progress appears to be being made as regards...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Bulgaria

05/04/2023

The focus of this ad hoc visit was to review the implementation of the long-standing CPT recommendations as regards the situation of persons deprived of their liberty in psychiatric institutions and social care homes. The situation found by the CPT in such establishments in Bulgaria during the...

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The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee held high-level talks in Bulgaria

07/06/2022

Representatives of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) have recently returned from high-level talks in Sofia, Bulgaria. The main objective of the talks, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 2022, was to discuss...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee issues public statement on Bulgaria

04/11/2021

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has issued a public statement on Bulgaria today. This Statement, which is made in application of Article 10 (2) of the Convention establishing the Committee,[1] addresses the...

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Activities

Ad hoc visit: 21/03/2023 - 31/03/2023


High-level talks: 31/05/2022 - 01/06/2022


Public Statement: 04/11/2021

  • Public Statement concerning Bulgaria: French version: Bulgarian version:  [CPT/Inf (2021) 26]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 01/10/2021 - 13/10/2021


Ad hoc visit: 10/08/2020 - 21/08/2020


High-level talks: 15/01/2019


Ad hoc visit: 10/12/2018 - 17/12/2018


Periodic visit: 25/09/2017 - 06/10/2017


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:
  • 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
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2015) 13]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 04/05/2012 - 10/05/2012


Periodic visit: 18/10/2010 - 29/10/2010


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


Ad hoc visit: 16/12/2003 - 22/12/2003


Periodic visit: 17/04/2002 - 26/04/2002


Periodic visit: 25/04/1999 - 07/05/1999

 

Periodic visit: 26/03/1995 - 07/04/1995

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (97) 1]
  • Government responses: [CPT/Inf (97) 1]