Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee (CPT) publishes preliminary observations on its recent visit to Montenegro

10/03/2026

The preliminary observations are particularly critical of the situation of persons on remand, highlighting that they are subjected to poor treatment and appalling conditions of detention. They are often confined to their cells for 23 hours per day and, in some instances, are offered only 2.5 m2...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Montenegro

28/11/2025

The main objective of the visit was to examined the treatment and conditions of detention of persons deprived of their liberty in various places of detention. To this end, it visited several prisons, juvenile detention and educational-correctional establishments, psychiatric facilities and social...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Montenegro

20/02/2024

The talks focused on the longstanding concerns of the Committee regarding the treatment of persons held by the police, accountability and effectiveness of investigations into allegations of ill-treatment. Also discussed was the system of remand detention in Montenegro, notably poor regimes and...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 ad hoc visit to Montenegro

22/06/2023

The report highlights that a considerable number of allegations of serious physical ill-treatment of detained persons by police officers were received by the CPT’s delegation. These included allegations against officers from the Sector for the Fight against Organised Crime and Corruption, Special...

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Periodic visit: 19/11/2025 - 27/11/2025

  • CPT preliminary observations and government response:  Montenegrin version:  [CPT/Inf (2026) 08]
  • Visit news flash

High-level talks: 15/02/2024 - 16/02/2024


Ad hoc visit: 07/06/2022 - 13/06/2022


Periodic visit: 09/10/2017 - 16/10/2017


Periodic visit: 13/02/2013 - 20/02/2013


Periodic visit: 15/09/2008 - 22/09/2008

  • CPT report:  Montenegrin version: [CPT/Inf (2010) 3]
  • Government response: Montenegrin version: [CPT/Inf (2010) 4]
  • Publication news flash

Serbia and Montenegro

 

Periodic visit: 16/09/2004 - 28/09/2004