CPT: Publication of the report on its 2021 visit to Bulgaria

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) of the Council of Europe published today the report on its October 2021 periodic visit to Bulgaria, together with the response of the Bulgarian authorities .

During the visit, the delegation examined the treatment and conditions of detention of persons detained in several police establishments and prisons, as well as the treatment, living conditions and psychiatric establishments. In this regard, it reviewed the measures taken by the competent authorities to implement the various recommendations made by the Committee following the previous visit carried out in 2017. Particular attention was also paid to the situation of violence between prisoners. , health problems, poor material conditions, staff shortages that need to be addressed.

In their response, the Bulgarian authorities provided information on the measures taken or envisaged to implement the recommendations made in the CPT’s report.

The CPT’s report and the authorities’ response have been made public at the request of the Bulgarian government.

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