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The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) calls for action to combat prison overcrowding and informal hierarchies in prisons

The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) calls for action to combat prison overcrowding and informal hierarchies in prisons

The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2026

The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2026

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Preventing torture in Europe
www.cpt.coe.int

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About the CPT

The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Scheduled Periodic Visits

2025

Azerbaijan, Germany, Greece, Montenegro

Statistics

In total:

  • 547 visits carried out (310 periodic + 237 ad hoc)
  • 488 visit reports published

So far this year:

  • 6 ad hoc visits
  • 5 periodic visits
  • 8 visit reports published

(as at 28 May 2025) 

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