What does ECPT stand for?

The CPT?s full title is the ?European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment?. This highlights two important features: first, it is European, and second, it not only covers ?torture?, but also a whole range of situations which could amount to ?inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment?.

● Resolutions - Prevention of Torture (CPT) Resolutions on the election of members of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment or shortly Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) is the anti-torture committee of the Council of Europe. It has been described as a striking inroad into the usually well-preserved domain of sovereign states.