In its 2022 annual report which was published on 30 March, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) called on European States to protect foreigners deprived of their liberty—under immigration law—from ill-treatment and to put an end to their being pushed back at land and sea borders, in particular at the external borders of the European Union.
“Many European countries face very complex migration challenges at their borders, but this does not mean they...