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Cyprus: police abuse, prison overcrowding and poor conditions in psychiatric and social care establishments among critiques in anti-torture committee report

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) raises concerns over persistent allegations of police ill-treatment in Cyprus in a new report published today.

During a visit last year to Cyprus, a CPT delegation logged credible allegations of ill-treatment of detained persons, including juveniles, by police officers – notably at Limassol and Paphos Central Police Stations. Alleged ill-treatment – especially against foreign nationals – included slaps, punches and kicks to the head and to other parts of the body.

Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Strasbourg 26 April 2018
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