European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a Council of Europe body that conducts visits to places of detention in member states to assess how persons deprived of their liberty are treated and to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Context triple: [Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, monitoredBy, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment]
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European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
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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B.
Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
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C.
European Committee of Social Rights
The European Committee of Social Rights is a Council of Europe body of independent experts that assesses and ensures states’ compliance with the social and economic rights guaranteed in the European Social Charter.
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European Commission of Human Rights
The European Commission of Human Rights was a former body of the Council of Europe that initially handled and assessed human rights complaints before cases could proceed to the European Court of Human Rights.
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E.
Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Russia)
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Russia) is a Russian human rights organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, and combating torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement and security agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Target entity description: The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a Council of Europe body that conducts visits to places of detention in member states to assess how persons deprived of their liberty are treated and to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
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A.
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
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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B.
Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
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C.
European Committee of Social Rights
The European Committee of Social Rights is a Council of Europe body of independent experts that assesses and ensures states’ compliance with the social and economic rights guaranteed in the European Social Charter.
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European Commission of Human Rights
The European Commission of Human Rights was a former body of the Council of Europe that initially handled and assessed human rights complaints before cases could proceed to the European Court of Human Rights.
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E.
Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Russia)
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Russia) is a Russian human rights organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, and combating torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement and security agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council of Europe body
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human rights monitoring mechanism ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CPT ⓘ |
| activity | visits to places of detention ⓘ |
| approach |
confidential dialogue with states
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non-judicial preventive mechanism ⓘ |
| composition | independent and impartial experts ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Court of Human Rights
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national authorities of member states ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1989 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | persons deprived of their liberty in Council of Europe member states ⓘ |
| hasMemberFromEach | Council of Europe member state ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| headquarters | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| legalBasis | European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Strasbourg ⓘ |
| mandateType | preventive visits ⓘ |
| method |
ad hoc visits
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periodic visits ⓘ unannounced visits ⓘ |
| monitors |
immigration detention facilities
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other places where persons are deprived of their liberty ⓘ police stations ⓘ prisons ⓘ psychiatric hospitals ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
conditions of detention
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treatment of detainees ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Council of Europe ⓘ |
| produces |
recommendations to states
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visit reports ⓘ |
| purpose |
monitoring treatment of persons deprived of their liberty
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prevention of degrading treatment ⓘ prevention of inhuman treatment ⓘ prevention of torture ⓘ |
| regionServed | Council of Europe member states ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| sector |
criminal justice
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human rights ⓘ |
| shortName | CPT ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
European Convention on Human Rights framework
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linked to:
European human rights system
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| typeOfOrganization | intergovernmental committee ⓘ |
| website | https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt ⓘ |
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Subject: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Description of subject: The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a Council of Europe body that conducts visits to places of detention in member states to assess how persons deprived of their liberty are treated and to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
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monitoredBy
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
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relatesToBody
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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linked to: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
linked to: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
European human rights system
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hasMonitoringBody
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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linked to: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Council of Europe committees
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hasExample
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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ETS No. 152
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relatesToBody
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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