2001 News
Hunger strikes related to Turkish prison reform: publication of report by the European Committee for the prevention of torture and of the Turkish Government's response
13/12/2001
The CPT's visits were triggered by the hunger strike campaign which started in October 2000, as a protest against the F-type prison project. That project forms part of the Turkish authorities' plans to introduce smaller living units for prisoners, in the framework of Turkish prison reform. The...
Visit to the Chechen Republic by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
27/03/2001
The CPT's delegation examined the current situation as regards the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the Chechen Republic; it also followed up various issues raised in the report on its two visits to the North Caucasus in February/March and April 2000. The visit was carried out by...