European Convention for the Prevention of Torture

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Council of Europe treaty international human rights treaty multilateral treaty

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	3
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	2

Statements (49)

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 Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
fullName	European Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
signedAt	Strasbourg ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	prevention of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ prevention of torture ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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European Convention for the Prevention of Torture → establishesBody → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture → fullName → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Council of Europe → hasInstrument → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ

CoE → hasTreaty → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Europe

Council of Europe treaty monitoring system → implementedBy → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture → monitoringBody → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Council of Europe treaty monitoring system → monitors → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture → shortName → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture self-link ⓘ