European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the member states of the Council of Europe, meeting at Strasbourg on 26 November 1987.[1] After the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention for the Prevention of Torture is widely regarded as being one of the most important of the Council of Europe's treaties. The Convention marks a fresh and preventive approach in handling human rights violations.[2] It was subsequently amended by two Protocols. Additionally, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture was established to comply with the provisions of the convention.[1] This body is enabled to visit any place within the jurisdiction of the states' parties where people are deprived of their liberty in line with the articles of the convention.[1]
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | |
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Signed | November 26, 1987 |
Location | Strasbourg, France |
Effective | February 1, 1989 |
Parties | Council of Europe Member States |
Languages | English, French |
As of 2020, the convention has been ratified by all 47 of the Council of Europe's member states. Furthermore, the ratification of the convention has become a pre-condition for all states who have joined the Council of Europe in the last few years.[3]