Anti-torture Committee publishes report on ad hoc visit to Italy

13/12/2024

The visit focused on the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals held in four, closed pre-removal centres (Centri di permanenza per il rimpatrio or CPRs) in Milan, Gradisca, Potenza and Rome. The CPT found several cases of alleged physical ill-treatment and excessive use of...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) hold high-level talks on prison reform in Italy

31/10/2024

In recent months, the Italian prison system has been confronted with serious challenges to its proper functioning, caused notably by the steady increase in prison overcrowding and its detrimental effects on living conditions, the provision of regime, violence and relations with staff. The spike...

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High-level talks : 29/10/2024


Ad hoc visit: 02/04/2024 - 12/04/2024


Periodic visit: 28/03/2022 - 08/04/2022


Ad hoc visit: 12/03/2019 - 22/03/2019


Ad hoc visit: 07/06/2017 - 13/06/2017


Periodic visit: 08/04/2016 - 21/04/2016


Ad hoc visit: 16/12/2015 - 18/12/2015 (return flight)

Periodic visit: 13/05/2012 - 25/05/2012


Ad hoc visit: 14/06/2010 - 18/06/2010

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2013) 30 part 1]
    • Supplementary report: [CPT/Inf (2013) 30 part 2]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2013) 31]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 27/07/2009 - 31/07/2009


Periodic Visit: 14/09/2008 - 26/09/2008


Ad hoc visit: 16/06/2006 - 23/06/2006

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2007) 26]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (2007) 27]

Periodic Visit: 21/11/2004 - 03/12/2004


Periodic Visit: 13/02/2000 - 25/02/2000

  • CPT report (in French):  [CPT/Inf (2003) 16]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2003) 17]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 25/11/1996 - 28/11/1996

  • CPT report (in French):  [CPT/Inf (2003) 14]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2003) 15]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic Visit: 22/10/1995 - 06/11/1995

  • CPT report (in French):  [CPT/Inf (97) 12]
  • Government interim response (in French): [CPT/Inf (97) 12]
  • Government follow-up response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2000) 2]
    • Appendices (in Italian):

Periodic Visit: 15/03/1992 - 27/03/1992

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (95) 1]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (95) 2]