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

09/04/2025

The Committee intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the following countries: Bulgaria Finland Lithuania Poland Republic of Moldova Serbia Sweden United Kingdom Persons and organisations in possession of relevant information concerning the situation of persons...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes the response of the Moldovan authorities to the report on the 2022 visit

03/11/2023

The main objective of the visit was to re-examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in prison. To this end, the CPT visited Prison no. 4 in Cricova, Prison no. 13 in Chișinău and Prison no. 18 in Brănești. Particular attention was paid to assessing the progress achieved by...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 ad hoc visit to the Republic of Moldova

13/09/2023

The main objective of the visit was to re-examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in prison. To this end, the CPT visited Prison no. 4 in Cricova, Prison no. 13 in Chișinău and Prison no. 18 in Brănești. Particular attention was paid to assessing the progress achieved by...

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

14/12/2022

The objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of persons held in prison. Particular attention was paid to assessing the progress achieved by the authorities in the implementation of the Committee’s recommendations made following the previous visits. In the...

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Ad hoc visit: 05/12/2022 - 13/12/2022


Periodic visit: 28/01/2020 - 07/02/2020


Ad hoc visit: 05/06/2018 - 11/06/2018


Periodic visit: 14/09/2015 - 25/09/2015


Periodic visit: 01/06/2011 - 10/06/2011

  • CPT report: French version: Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2012) 3]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response (in French): Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2012) 22]

Ad hoc visit: 21/07/2010 - 27/07/2010

  • CPT report (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2011) 8]
  • Government response (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2011) 9]
  • Publication news flash
  • Visit news flash (interruption of the CPT's visit to Transnistria)

Ad hoc visit: 27/07/2009 - 31/07/2009

  • CPT report: Romanian version:  [CPT/Inf (2009) 37]
  • Publication news flash
  • Government response: Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2010) 9]

Periodic visit: 14/09/2007 - 24/09/2007


Ad hoc visit: 15/03/2006 - 20/03/2006 (Bender / Transnistria)

  • CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 37]
  • Government response: [CPT/inf (2008) 38]

Ad hoc visit: 21/11/2005 - 25/11/2005

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2008) 35]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2008) 36]

Periodic visit: 20/09/2004 - 30/09/2004

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2006) 7]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2006) 8]

Ad hoc visits: 17/11/2003 - 21/11/2003 and 03/02/2004 - 05/02/2004 (Bender)


Ad hoc visit: 24/02/2003 - 01/03/2003 (Transnistria)


Periodic visit: 10/06/2001 - 22/06/2001

  • CPT report (in French): Romanian version: [CPT/Inf (2002) 11]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2002) 12]
  • Publication news flash

Ad hoc visit: 27/11/2000 - 30/11/2000 (Transnistria)

  • CPT report: Russian version: [CPT/Inf (2002) 35]
  • Government responses: Russian version: [CPT/inf (2002) 35]
  • Publication news flash

Periodic visit: 11/10/1998 - 21/10/1998

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2000) 20]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/inf (2000) 21]