Reduction in the Prison Population in Russia as a Result of Crimes Committed by the Russian Regime

Europe is the only continent where the total number of prisoners has decreased since 2000. However, the extent of this reduction has largely

Informal Prisoner Hierarchy. Prison Standard. CPT/Inf (2025)12

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

Homo Disciplinatus as an Object of Social Control Policy (on the Issue of Simulacrisation of National Policy of Torture Prevention)

In the twenty-first century, torture, formally prohibited by universal and regional human rights standards and the legislation of modern states, has become an

UN Commission: Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

Enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread and systematic manner against the civilian population in the context of their full-scale invasion

The Crime of Torture in the Light of the Ukrainian Police Statistics (2016 – 2024)

Police statistics on torture (Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) occupy a very controversial place in the analysis of the general