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Anti-torture committee calls for setting a limit to the number of inmates in every prison and promoting non-custodial measures

Anti-torture committee calls for setting a limit to the number of inmates in every prison and promoting non-custodial measures

Statement from the CPT President

Statement from the CPT President

In remembrance of our dear colleague Patrick Müller

In remembrance of our dear colleague Patrick Müller

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Preventing torture in Europe
www.cpt.coe.int

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

2022

Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Ukraine

Statistics Statistics

In total:

  • 484 visits carried out (282 periodic + 202 ad hoc)
  • 441 visit reports published

So far this year:

  • 2 periodic visits
  • .. ad hoc visits 
  • 3 visit reports published

(as at 26 April 2022) 

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