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Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture

In recent years the Council of Europe's efforts to guarantee human rights have laid increasing emphasis on preventing violations. Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that "No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". This article inspired the drafting, in 1987, of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Convention provides non-judicial preventive machinery to protect detainees. It is based on a system of visits by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). The Secretariat of the CPT forms part of the Council of Europe's Directorate General of Human Rights. Website: www.cpt.coe.int/en/
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Immigration detention - Factsheet

March 2017 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report to the Government of the Netherlands on the visit to the Netherlands carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 2 to 13 May 2016

19 January 2017 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

26th General Report of the CPT: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1 January - 31 December 2016)

31 December 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Annual Reports

Report to the Spanish Government on the visit to Spain carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 17 to 19 February 2016

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Response of the Spanish Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Spain from 17 to 19 February 2016

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Report to the Italian Government on the visit to Italy carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 16 to 18 December 2015

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Response of the Italian Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Italy from 16 to 18 December 2015

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Response of the Armenian Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Armenia from 5 to 15 October 2015

22 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Report to the Armenian Government on the visit to Armenia carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 5 to 15 October 2015

22 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Rapport au Gouvernement de la Belgique relatif à la visite effectuée en Belgique par le Comité européen pour la prévention de la torture et des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants (CPT) du 7 au 9 mai 2016

18 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

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