Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body, a month after its all-out aggression against Ukraine began over three years ago.
In many cases the Kremlin has aimed torture at political prisoners, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in 2024 in a penal colony inside the Arctic Circle. Ukrainian prisoners held in captivity have also been victimized.
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in 1987, is one of the Council of Europe’s cornerstone treaties. It allows anti-torture committee members to inspect detention facilities in member countries, focusing on prison overcrowding and better conditions for inmates.
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