Council of Europe anti-torture Committee issues public statement on Azerbaijan

03/07/2024

The reason behind this exceptional decision to make a public statement is the outright refusal of the Azerbaijani authorities to cooperate with the CPT. The Committee made genuine attempts to engage in a constructive dialogue with the Azerbaijani authorities to address matters that lie at the...

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The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2025

12/04/2024

The Committee intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the following countries: Azerbaijan Belgium Germany Greece Liechtenstein Montenegro Romania Spain Persons and organisations in possession of relevant information concerning the situation of persons deprived of...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Azerbaijan

03/01/2023

The main objective of the visit was to examine, in light of the recommendations made by the Committee after its previous visit in 2020, the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police. To this end, the delegation visited several police establishments in Baku (namely the Temporary...

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Public statement: 03/07/2024

  • Public statement concerning Azerbaijan:  [CPT/Inf (2024) 24]
  • News flash

Ad hoc visit: 12/12/2022 - 19/12/2022

* The report was made public together with the public statement concerning Azerbaijan (see above)


Periodic visit: 11/12/2020 - 22/12/2020


High-level talks: 31/05/2018 - 01/06/2018


Ad hoc visit: 23/10/2017 - 30/10/2017


High-level talks: 16/02/2017 - 17/02/2017


Periodic visit: 29/03/2016 - 08/04/2016


Ad hoc visit: 15/06/2015 - 22/06/2015


Ad hoc visit: 19/11/2013 - 26/11/2013


Ad hoc visit: 13/12/2012 - 20/12/2012


Periodic visit: 05/12/2011 - 15/12/2011

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2018) 9]
  • Government response: [CPT/inf (2018) 10]
  • Visit news flash

Ad hoc visit: 08/12/2008 - 12/12/2008


Periodic visit: 20/11/2006 - 30/11/2006


Ad hoc visit: 16/05/2005 - 20/05/2005


Ad hoc visit: 11/01/2004 - 13/01/2004


Periodic visit: 24/11/2002 - 06/12/2002