European Convention for the Prevention of Torture

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The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is a Council of Europe treaty that establishes a system of independent visits to places of detention in member states to prevent torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Council of Europe treaty ⓘ
international human rights treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
abbreviation ECPT ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of Europe ⓘ
aimsTo strengthen protection of persons deprived of their liberty in Europe ⓘ
appliesTo immigration detention facilities ⓘ
places of detention ⓘ
police stations ⓘ
prisons ⓘ
psychiatric institutions where persons are deprived of their liberty ⓘ
category Council of Europe human rights treaties ⓘ
dateSigned 1987-11-26 ⓘ
depository Secretary General of the Council of Europe ⓘ
draftedIn 1980s ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1989-02-01 ⓘ
entryCondition ratification by member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
establishesBody European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
fullName European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
geographicalScope member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
hasArticle provisions on confidentiality of reports and communications ⓘ
provisions on publication of reports with the consent of the state ⓘ
provisions on the composition of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
provisions on the procedure for visits ⓘ
hasOptionalProtocol Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalArea human rights law ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ
legalNature binding on states that have ratified it ⓘ
mechanismType system of independent visits to places of detention ⓘ
monitoringBody European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
monitoringMethod ad hoc visits ⓘ
periodic visits ⓘ
purpose to prevent inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
to prevent torture in member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
registration United Nations Treaty Series ⓘ
relatedTo European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
requires access for the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture to all places of detention ⓘ
confidential dialogue between the Committee and the state concerned ⓘ
cooperation of state parties with the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
shortName European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ
signedAt Strasbourg ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subjectMatter prevention of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
prevention of torture ⓘ

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