#OnThisDay in 1949, the Council of Europe was founded, uniting nations under a vision of unity and progress. Explore our photo series of the historic signing by leaders across Europe 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇫🇷🇮🇪🇮🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧. Celebrate 75 years of #Democracy #HumanRights and #RuleOfLaw .

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“The decency of prisoner accommodation is undoubtedly affected by the extreme temperatures”

👉 The CPT is committed to ensuring that environmental issues, in particular climate change, are duly considered within the scope of its mandate
Council of Europe and the Environment #HealthyEnvironmentForAll

“Transgender persons should be accommodated in the prison section according to the gender with witch they self-identify”

👉 The CPT deplores denial of transgender identity and calls states to establish safeguards against the ill-treatment of transgender persons.

#TransRights

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) visited #Czechia from 16 to 26 April 2024. Focus : treatment and safeguards afforded to persons detained by the police, treatment of persons in prison, situation of juveniles placed in an educational institution bit.ly/44iI0qs Council of Europe

Le Comité #CoE #antitorture ( #CPT ) a visité la #Tchéquie du 16 au 26 avril 2024. Sujets: traitement et garanties accordées aux personnes détenues par la police, traitement des personnes en prison, situation des mineurs placés dans un établissement éducatif bit.ly/4aRaiLh

'The automatic publication is a very welcome step in relation to the transparency of the CPT's work'

👉Today, 16 member states of the @CoE have adopted the automatic publication procedure for the publication of reports.

#AntitortureCommittee #GeneralReport #Activities2023

“The war of aggression in Ukraine has significantly impacted on the CPT’s work.“
Alan Mitchell, President of the CPT

#AntitortureCommittee #GeneralReport #Activities2023

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) publishes the report of its 2023 visit to #Ukraine . Focus : a general improvement of the safeguards against police ill-treatment, but concerns about prison overcrowding and informal hierarchy bit.ly/3Jzxxx9
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Le Comité #antitorture du #CoE ( #CPT ) publie le rapport de sa visite de 2023 en #Ukraine : amélioration générale des garanties contre les mauvais traitements policiers, mais préoccupations concernant la surpopulation carcérale et les hiérarchies informelles bit.ly/3UAEnrB

VIDEO: #HumanRights group faults Europe's migrant detention centers

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Council of Europe CPT #Migration #NoTorture

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) publishes its 33rd General Report of 2023 and calls for the prevention of the risk of ill-treatment of transgender people in prison bit.ly/3UhCSOy
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#TransgenderInPrison #TransgenderRights

Le Comité #antitorture ( #CPT ) du #CdE publie son 33e rapport général de 2023 et appelle à prévenir les risques de mauvais traitements envers les personnes transgenres en prison bit.ly/3JElezy
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#TransgenderInPrison #TransgenderRights #HumanRights

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) visited #Italy from 2 to 12 April 2024. Focus : treatment, conditions of detention, legal safeguards and quality of healthcare provided to foreign nationals held in closed pre-removal centres bit.ly/3U00RSj @Coe Council of Europe - Human Rights

Le Comité #CoE #antitorture ( #CPT ) s’est rendu en #Italie du 2 au 12 avril 2024. Sujets : traitement, conditions de rétention, garanties juridiques et qualité des soins accordés aux ressortissants étrangers retenus dans des centres de rétention bit.ly/3vVDFwI @coe_fr

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) announces its programme of periodic visits for 2025 to #Azerbaidjan , #Belgium , #Germany , #Greece , #Liechtenstein , #Montenegro , #Romania and #Spain bit.ly/3TSGqGZ @Coe Council of Europe Rule of Law Council of Europe - Human Rights

Le Comité #CoE #antitorture ( #CPT ) annonce son programme de visites périodiques pour 2025 en #Allemagne , #Azerbaïdjan , #Belgique , #Espagne , #Grèce , au #Liechtenstein , #Monténégro et en #Roumanie bit.ly/3TNGqYA @coe_fr

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) publishes the report on the monitoring of a return flight from #Germany in 2023. Focus : treatment and safeguards for foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under immigration legislation bit.ly/3TLSWI5 @Coe @Coe_HumanRights

The #CoE #antitorture Committee ( #CPT ) visited #Switzerland from 19 to 28 March 2024. Focus : study of measures taken to improve detention conditions and safeguards against ill-treatment in certain police stations bit.ly/3vwwZEY @Coe Council of Europe Rule of Law Council of Europe - Human Rights