COVID-19
In response to the emergency of COVID-19 crisis and to the need of providing urgent support to inmates and prison staff, as of beginning of April and continuing until June 2020, the Council of Europe has donated and continues donating protective materials to several member States.
These donations aim at supporting the commitment of the Council of Europe member States and their national prison administrations to adhere to the CPT statement of principles for the treatment of deprived of their liberty, in accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CPT Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic (available in 19 languages)
Follow-up COVID-19 related Statement by the PC-CP WG (Council for Penological Co-operation Working Group) as adopted in October 2020
Basic Guide for decision-makers on worldwide practices and recommendantions drafted by the Initiative Prison Systems
Experts Network newsletter - Special issue 5 "Adapting to COVID-19 - Prison Oversight and Monitoring during a Pandemic" (Networks Working Together and ICPA)
INTERPOL Guidelines to support law enforcement response to COVID-19 (available in EN - FR - ES - AR)
European Prison Rules
CPDL Highlights
