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Greece: Reforming prison system and ending police ill-treatment are urgent priorities, says CPT
CPT
9 april 2020
Strasbourg
After a visit to prisons in Greece last year, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recommends that the Greek authorities remedy structural problems that have led to enduring ill-treatment of detainees, prison...
Algorithms and automation: new guidelines to prevent human rights breaches
Council of Europe
8 April 2020
Strasbourg
The Council of Europe today called on its 47 member States to take a precautionary approach to the development and use of algorithmic systems and adopt legislation, policies and practices that fully respect human rights. In a Recommendation on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems, the...
