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Gjadra camp/ Council of Europe raises alarm over overcrowding, abuse and drug use

Politiko 2025-04-24 17:13:11

Gjadra camp/ Council of Europe raises alarm over overcrowding, abuse and drug

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has raised serious concerns about conditions in pre-repatriation detention centres (CPR) in Italy, highlighting ill-treatment, abuse, poor healthcare and degrading living conditions for detainees.

According to the April 2024 report, the Committee emphasizes that these structures, which are created for the temporary detention of foreign nationals awaiting deportation, have been the subject of increased criticism in recent years for poor management and violation of fundamental rights.

In a visit carried out to four of the nine CPRs in Italy, the Committee identified systematic human rights violations and unacceptable conditions experienced by detainees.

The report questions the validity of the Italian model of immigration detention, especially in the context of its implementation abroad, including the possibility of opening similar centers in Albania.

Doubts about the agreement between Albania and Italy:

The CPT also expressed doubts about the bilateral agreement between Albania and Italy, which envisages the establishment of CPRs on Albanian territory. The Committee raised concerns about the possibility of guaranteeing minimum standards of human rights protection in these centres, given the failures already evident in Italy. The guarantees offered by the Italian authorities were not considered sufficient to address these concerns.

The Council of Europe Committee calls for these practices to be seriously examined and for intact conditions to be ensured that respect the fundamental rights of all detained individuals, guaranteeing full protection from torture and inhuman treatment.

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