ECPT

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ECPT is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, a key Council of Europe treaty aimed at safeguarding individuals in detention.

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ECPT canonical 1

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instanceOf Council of Europe convention ⓘ
human rights treaty ⓘ
abbreviationFor European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of Europe ⓘ
aimsTo prevent degrading treatment ⓘ
prevent inhuman treatment ⓘ
prevent torture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
appliesTo persons in detention ⓘ
persons in other places of deprivation of liberty ⓘ
persons in police custody ⓘ
persons in prisons ⓘ
basedOnApproach preventive non-judicial mechanism ⓘ
category European public international law ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
establishes European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
focusesOn safeguarding individuals deprived of their liberty ⓘ
fullName European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
geographicalScope member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalNature international treaty ⓘ
regional human rights instrument ⓘ
monitoringBody European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
monitoringMechanismType visits to places of detention ⓘ
partyType states ⓘ
protectsRight freedom from inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
freedom from torture ⓘ
regionalOrganizationContext Council of Europe human rights protection system ⓘ
relatedTo European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
requiresStatesTo cooperate with the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
permit visits to places of detention ⓘ
subjectMatter prevention of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
prevention of torture ⓘ

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