CPT Publishes Report on Its 2024/2025 Visit to Georgia
The CPT published a report today on its periodic visit to Georgia, carried out from 18 to 29 November 2024 and from 21
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
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 CPT Calls for Action to Combat Prison Overcrowding and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons
The President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Alan Mitchell, has presented the
Tetunashvili v. Georgia: the Use of Force by Police Officers in the Course of the Arrest
The case concerns the applicant’s complaints, under Articles 3, 5 and 13 of the Convention, that his arrest was unlawful, that he was ill-treated by
The CPT Returns to Georgia to Complete its Periodic Visit
The CPT visited Georgia on 21 and 22 January 2025. The visit was an opportunity for the CPT to assess the treatment of persons
CPT Visits Georgia
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment carried out a