The Russian Federation has begun the procedure of withdrawing from the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture
Russia has started the procedure to withdraw from the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture. reports this “Radio Svoboda”.
Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation a draft law on the denunciation of the convention that prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading punishment. Withdrawing from the document will mean that Russia will no longer be required to allow international inspectors into its prisons, and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture will not be able to consider complaints from Russian prisoners.
The explanatory note states that the reason for this step was the blocking by the Council of Europe of the election of a new Russian representative to the committee starting in 2023, as well as the ignoring of Moscow’s requests to restore its representation.
The convention, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1984, obliges member states to take measures to prevent torture on their territory and prohibits the extradition of persons to countries where they may be at risk of ill-treatment. Russia joined the document in 1996, and it entered into force for it in 1998.
Let us remind you that last year the Russian Federation also withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of National Minorities.
