LATEST PUBLICATIONS
23/02/2023
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2021 visit to Lithuania
29/11/2022
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes the report on its visit to prisons in Belgium
Other news
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Lithuania
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Poland
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Preventing torture in Europe
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Statements of principles
COVID-19
Statement issued on 20 March 2020
Follow-up statement issued on 9 July 2020
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
2023
Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, North Macedonia and Slovak Republic.
In addition, the CPT will carry out two visits initially planned for 2022: Estonia and Ukraine.
Statistics
In total:
- 498 visits carried out (287 periodic + 211 ad hoc)
- 448 visit reports published
So far this year:
- .. periodic visits
- .. ad hoc visits
- 1 visit report published
(as at 23 February 2023)
