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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes Icelandic response to the report on the 2019 visit

25/06/2020

In the report the CPT had made recommendations on the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in police custody and in penitentiary establishments, as well as the treatment, conditions and legal safeguards offered to psychiatric patients. The response of the Icelandic authorities has...

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Iceland

28/01/2020

The main objective of the visit was to review the measures taken by the Icelandic authorities in response to the recommendations made by the Committee after previous visits. In this connection, particular attention was paid to the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in police custody...

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activities

Periodic visit: 17/05/2019 - 24/05/2019


Periodic visit: 18/09/2012 - 24/09/2012


Periodic visit: 03/06/2004 - 10/06/2004

  • CPT report:  [CPT/Inf (2006) 3]
  • Government responses: [CPT/Inf (2006) 4]

Periodic visit: 29/03/1998 - 06/04/1998

  • CPT report:    [CPT/Inf (99) 1]
  • Government interim report: [CPT/Inf (99) 13]
  • Appendices:

Periodic visit: 06/07/1993 - 12/07/1993

  • CPT report:    [CPT/Inf (94) 8]
  • Government response: [CPT/Inf (94) 16]
  • Government follow-up report: [CPT/Inf (96) 6]