Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention against Torture Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention against Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, which stopped independent monitoring of Russian detention facilities by the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe press service reported to Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law condemning the treaty in September 2025. The decision entered into force one year after the official announcement. The Council of Europe stated that since February 2022, they regularly receive reports of torture in the institutions of the penitentiary system of the Russian Federation and in the occupied territories of Ukraine. However, due to the refusal of the Russian authorities to cooperate, representatives of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture were never able to carry out independent inspections on the ground. Hakin.az Contact us.

Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention against Torture Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention against Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, which stopped independent monitoring of Russian detention facilities by the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe press service reported to Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law condemning the treaty in September 2025. The decision entered into force one year after the official announcement. The Council of Europe stated that since February 2022, they regularly receive reports of torture in the institutions of the penitentiary system of the Russian Federation and in the occupied territories of Ukraine. However, due to the refusal of the Russian authorities to cooperate, representatives of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture were never able to carry out independent inspections on the ground. Hakin.az Contact us.