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Poland: Small cells and lacking legal access for remand prisoners among concerns raised by anti-torture group
Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
22 February 2024
Strasbourg
A new report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) found problems regarding lacking legal assistance and prison cell sizes below the norm, among other issues. The report notes that most detained persons confirmed...
Challenging misunderstandings and myths about languages in Europe
European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)
21 February 2024
With regard to attitudes towards languages in today’s society, two developments are of special concern for the Council of Europe. The first is a tendency on the part of public authorities and civil society to think that proficiency in one additional language is enough - as long as that language...
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