A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Italy from 7 to 13 June 2017.

The purpose of the visit was to examine the situation of persons held in immigration detention in Italy. To this end, the CPT’s delegation visited the so-called “hotspots” in Lampedusa, Pozzallo and Trapani (Milo), as well as a mobile “hotspot” unit at Augusta port. Further, it was able to observe a disembarkation procedure at Trapani port. The delegation also visited the closed removal centres (Centri di Permanenza per il Rimpatrio, CPR) in Caltanissetta, Ponte Galeria (Rome) and Turin, as well as the holding facility at Rome Fiumicino Airport.

At the end of the visit, the delegation presented its preliminary observations to the Italian authorities.