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CPT representatives hold videoconference meeting with EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson

CPT representatives hold videoconference meeting with EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to ten countries in 2021

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to ten countries in 2021

The CPT holds its November 2020 plenary

The CPT holds its November 2020 plenary

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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, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

2020

Azerbaijan, Germany

Statistics Statistics

In total:

  • 464 visits carried out (269 periodic + 195 ad hoc)
  • 424 visit reports published

So far this year:

  • 4 periodic visits and 7 ad hoc visits carried out
  • 18 visit reports published

(as at 2 December 2020)

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