French edition: 23e rapport général du Comité européen pour la prévention de la torture et des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants (CPT) The CPT is required to draw up every year a general report on its activities, which is published. This 23rd General Report, as well as previous general reports and other information about the work of the CPT, may be obtained from the Committee’s Secretariat or from its website: http://www.cpt.coe.int/. CPT/Inf (2013) 29 Strasbourg, 6 November 2013 Cover and layout: Document and Publications Production Department (SPDP), Council of Europe Photographs © Council of Europe, except the photographs on the cover page and on pages 5, 17 and 41 © Shutterstock © Council of Europe, November 2013 Printed at the Council of Europe