CoE committee on prevention of torture signals “persistent problems” in Romanian psychiatric hospitals

The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, or CPT, presented its annual report for 2025 on Wednesday, April 15. The document includes the conclusions of an ad-hoc visit carried out in Romania, which signals persistent problems in forensic psychiatric hospitals.

The Committee regularly visits places of detention in states that are parties to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture to assess how persons deprived of liberty are treated. These places include prisons, juvenile detention centers, police stations, immigration detention centers, psychiatric hospitals, and social institutions. After each visit, the CPT sends the state concerned a report with findings and recommendations.