The CPT and Latvia
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Latvia
The main objective of the talks was to discuss the action taken by the Government to address the long-standing recommendations regarding inter-prisoner violence and the influence of the informal prisoner hierarchy. The CPT’s report on its May 2024 visit, published on 26 February 2025 with the...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on its 2024 ad hoc visit to Latvia
The purpose of this visit was to examine the treatment of persons held in prisons and to follow up on the situation found there in the 2022 visit. More specifically, the visiting delegation considered the measures taken by the Latvian authorities in response to the long-standing CPT...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits Latvia
The purpose of this ad hoc visit was to examine the treatment of persons held in prisons and to follow up on the situation found in the 2022 visit. More specifically, the visiting delegation considered the measures taken by the Latvian authorities in response to the long-standing CPT...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 visit to Latvia
As regards police custody, the majority of persons interviewed by the CPT delegation stated that they had been treated correctly by the police. However, the delegation did receive several allegations from detained persons, of physical ill-treatment by police officers. Most of these allegations...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Latvia
The main objective of the visit was to review the measures taken by the Latvian authorities to implement recommendations made by the Committee after its previous visits. In this context, the CPT’s delegation paid particular attention to the treatment and safeguards afforded to persons deprived of...
High-level talks: 03/03/2025
Ad hoc visit: 22/05/2024 - 31/05/2024
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2025) 04]
- Executive summary:
- Executive summary:
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2025) 05]
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Periodic visit: 10/05/2022 - 20/05/2022
- CPT report: Latvian version: [CPT/Inf (2023) 16]
- Executive summary: Latvian version:
- Executive summary:
- Government response: Latvian version: [CPT/Inf (2023) 17]
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- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 12/04/2016 - 22/04/2016
- CPT report:
Latvian version: [CPT/Inf (2017) 16]
- Executive summary: Latvian version:
- Executive summary:
- Government response: Latvian version: [CPT/Inf (2017) 17]
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- Visit news flash
Ad hoc visit: 12/09/2013 - 17/09/2013
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2014) 5]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2014) 6]
Periodic visit: 05/09/2011 - 15/09/2011
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2013) 20]
- Government responses: [CPT/Inf (2013) 21]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 03/12/2009 - 08/12/2009
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2011) 22]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2011) 23]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 27/11/2007 - 07/12/2007
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2009) 35]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2009) 36]
Ad hoc visit: 05/05/2004 - 12/05/2004
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 15]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2008) 16]
Periodic visit: 25/09/2002 - 04/10/2002
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2005) 8]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2005) 9]
Periodic visit: 24/01/1999 - 03/02/1999
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2001) 27]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2001) 28]
Preventing torture in Europe
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| Ratification of ECPT: | 1998 |
Visits carried out:
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10 6 4 |
| Reports adopted: | 10 |
| Reports published: | 9 |
| Automatic publication procedure: | No |
| Public Statement: | None |
