Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe, the continent’s prime human rights physique, a month after its all-out aggression in opposition to Ukraine started over three years in the past.
In lots of circumstances the Kremlin has aimed torture at political prisoners, together with opposition chief Alexei Navalny, who died in 2024 in a penal colony contained in the Arctic Circle. Ukrainian prisoners held in captivity have additionally been victimized.
The European Conference for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Therapy or Punishment, adopted in 1987, is likely one of the Council of Europe’s cornerstone treaties. It permits anti-torture committee members to examine detention amenities in member nations, specializing in jail overcrowding and higher circumstances for inmates.
