{"id":1460464,"date":"2026-11-02T13:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/russia-withdrew-from-the-council-of-europe-convention-against-torture-why-it-matters\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","slug":"russia-withdrew-from-the-council-of-europe-convention-against-torture-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/russia-withdrew-from-the-council-of-europe-convention-against-torture-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention against Torture: why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This decision ended the mandate of the Council of Europe&#8217;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture to monitor places of detention in Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/cpt\/-\/russia-officially-withdraws-from-the-council-of-europe-s-anti-torture-convention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is reported by<\/a> the Council of Europe.<\/p>\n<p> It is noted that Russia has been a party to the Convention since 1998.<\/p>\n<p> The Council of Europe reported that after the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture received numerous reports of alleged cases of torture and ill-treatment in places of detention in the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p> According to the committee, Russia has refused to cooperate. As a result, the organization&#8217;s representatives cannot confirm or deny reports of torture in Russian prisons.<\/p>\n<p> Alan Mitchell, president of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, said that Russia&#8217;s withdrawal marks the end of the organization&#8217;s monitoring mandate in the country.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The withdrawal of the Russian Federation marks the end of the CPT&#8217;s monitoring mandate in the country. It also marks the end of any independent monitoring of places of detention within the Russian Federation,&#8221; said Alan Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p> Recall that the \u201cBook of Executioners\u201d identified 49 judges of the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don and the 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow who <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/konveier-nepravosuddia-iak-rosiyski-suddi-vynosiat-sfalsyfikovani-vyroky-polonenym-ukraintsiam\/\">sentenced Ukrainian prisoners<\/a> . Only 26 judges of the Southern Court have issued at least 128 guilty verdicts since August 1, 2022, and another 150 cases against Ukrainians are pending before them.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This decision ended the mandate of the Council of Europe&#8217;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture to monitor places of detention in Russia. This is reported by the Council of Europe. 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