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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) President holds high-level talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Croatia on migration issues

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) President holds high-level talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Croatia on migration issues

CPT participates in webinar to examine Scotland’s progress in preventing ill-treatment in places of detention

CPT participates in webinar to examine Scotland’s progress in preventing ill-treatment in places of detention

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2022

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2022

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Follow-up statement 
(Covid-19)
issued on 9 July 2020

Statement of principles (Covid-19)
issued on 20 March 2020

  

About the CPT About the CPT

The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Scheduled Periodic Visits Scheduled Periodic Visits

2021

Austria, Latvia, Lithuania

2022

Croatia, Estonia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Ukraine

Statistics Statistics

In total:

  • 477 visits carried out (278 periodic + 199 ad hoc)
  • 436 visit reports published

So far this year:

  • 7 periodic visits
  • 3 ad hoc visits 
  • 11 visit reports published

(as at 18 October 2021)

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