Council of Europe, Report to the Government of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 23 September to 1 October 2013, 9 December 2014

Country

Cyprus

Title

Council of Europe, Report to the Government of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 23 September to 1 October 2013, 9 December 2014

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Year

2014

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Council of Europe body

Institution

CPT | European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | Council of Europe

Main Thematic Focus

Racism & xenophobia Discrimination

Target Population

Migrants

Key findings

The report highlights, amongst others, the ill-treatment of foreign nationals by the police in detention, consisting of slaps, punches and kicks to the head and body, the inappropriate use of tear gas in detention centres, the inappropriate conditions of detention and the detention of migrant unaccompanied minors under conditions of solitary confinement.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

n/a

Sample details and representativeness

N/A

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