2006 News
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Greece
In the course of the 2005 visit, the CPT reviewed the treatment of persons detained by law enforcement officials and examined the conditions of detention in police and border guard stations, coast guard posts and in special facilities for illegal migrants. It also looked at the situation in a...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee visits Azerbaijan
During the visit, the delegation assessed progress made since the first periodic visit in 2002 towards implementing the CPT’s recommendations. It examined the treatment of persons detained by the police and conditions in temporary detention centres. Particular attention was paid to the treatment...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Armenia
The main purpose of the visit was to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the course of or following demonstrations organised by opposition parties in Yerevan in April 2004. In its report, the CPT has recommended measures to stamp out ill-treatment by the police, ensure...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on ”the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
On this fifth visit to "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", the CPT’s delegation focussed on the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the law enforcement agencies, the system of accountability for ill-treatment, and the situation in remand prisons. The CPT found that,...
Visit by Council of Europe anti-torture Committee to the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation
The CPT’s delegation visited the following law enforcement establishments: IVS (temporary detention facility) of the Temporary Operational task force of Agencies and Units (VOGOiP) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, located on the premises of ORB-2* in Grozny 1st inter-district...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee gains access to NATO-run detention facilities in Kosovo*
An exchange of letter between Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on behalf of NATO, and Terry Davis on behalf of the Council of Europe, has defined the modalities of the inspections to NATO-run Kosovo Force (KFOR) detention facilities. CPT visits to Kosovo* will also include United Nations detention...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes two reports on Albania
Many persons interviewed by the CPT’s delegation during the 2003 visit alleged that they had been ill-treated whilst in police custody. Most of these allegations related to ill-treatment during questioning by officers of the criminal police. Following examination of a number of individual cases...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Hungary
During the visit, the majority of the persons interviewed by the CPT’s delegation indicated that they had been treated correctly when detained by the police. Nevertheless, a few allegations of physical ill-treatment by the police were received. To further strengthen the protection of persons...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Serbia and Montenegro
During the visit, the CPT received numerous allegations of physical ill-treatment of persons detained by the police, both in Serbia and Montenegro. The Committee has recommended a series of measures designed to combat ill-treatment by the police, including stepping up of professional training,...
Visit by Council of Europe anti-torture Committee to the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation
On 1 May 2006, the CPT’s delegation took the exceptional measure of interrupting the visit, following a denial of access to Tsentoroy (Khosi-Yurt), a village in the Chechen Republic situated south-east of Gudermes. However, following assurances received from the President of the Chechen Republic,...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Italy
In its report, the CPT observes that the majority of persons deprived of their liberty met by its delegation did not make any allegation of ill-treatment against law enforcement officers. However, the Committee continues to follow closely the progress of the judicial and disciplinary proceedings...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on 2005 visit to Belgium
In its report, the CPT emphasises that the majority of persons met by its delegation did not make allegations of ill-treatment against the police. However, the lack of fundamental safeguards against ill-treatment in police custody is still a cause for concern and the CPT has asked the Belgian...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Norway
The report contains, in particular, recommendations to further strengthen fundamental safeguards against the ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police. As for prisons, the CPT has made recommendations regarding restrictions that might be imposed on remand prisoners in the...
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Moldova
The CPT report examines the situation of persons detained by the police and in prisons, including at a colony for minors and at the unit for life-sentenced prisoners of Prison No. 17 in Rezina. The report also addresses the strategy aimed at controlling and combating tuberculosis within the...