Isolation – a New Prison Podel in France
Walls several meters high, cells under constant surveillance, bulletproof glass partitions separating visitors from prisoners: In Vanden le Vieux, a small town 200
Tinatin Uplisashvili: The Shadow Сode – How Informal Prison Pierarchy Undermines Human Dignity Across Post-Soviet Prisons
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape
Administrative Practice of Abduction and Transfer of Children: the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (extracts)
Evidence relating to the relocation of children 1509. On 12 June 2014 a bus with 24 children (15 orphans or children without parental care
The CPT Held Its 117th Plenary Meeting rom 30 June to 4 July 2025
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) held its 117th plenary meeting from 30
The UK: Tech Firms Suggested Placing Trackers Under Offenders’ Skin at Meeting with Justice Secretary
Tracking devices inserted under offenders’ skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners and driverless vehicles used to transport them were among the measures proposed
CPT Carries Out a Visit to Moldova, Focusing on Prisons
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee Visits Ukraine
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
Cells with Carpets, “Untouchables” and Sectors Where Guards Do Not Dare to Enter: What Is Happening in Moldovan Prisons?
Overcrowding, a thriving criminal subculture, critical staff shortages, and the deplorable state of infrastructure in Moldovan prisons create conditions conducive to ill-treatment and
СPT Carries Out a Periodic Visit to Belgium
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out its 8th periodic visit to
Council of Europe: On the Joint Letter Challenging the European Court of Human Rights
On 22 May 2025, at the initiative of Denmark and Italy, nine Council of Europe member states — including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland —