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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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Response of the Icelandic 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 Iceland from 18 to 24 September 2012

5 December 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Report to the Icelandic Government on the visit to Iceland carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 24 September 2012

5 December 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Response of the Icelandic 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 Iceland from 3 to 10 June 2004

26 January 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: States Parties Reports

Report to the Icelandic Government on the Visit to Iceland Carried Out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 3 to 10 June 2004

26 January 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

Report to the Icelandic Government on the visit to Iceland carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 3 to 10 June 2004

26 January 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture | Document type: Country Reports

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