Greece - OPCAT Situation
Updated 11.04.2013
Greece signed the OPCAT in 2011 and is currently working on a legislation to ratify the OPCAT. The government also announced its intention to designate its Ombudsperson's Office as NPM.
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Opcat status
OPCAT Signature
March 3, 2011
UNCAT Ratification
October 6, 1988
Information
Population
11 283 293
Area (sq km)
131 957
Number of prisons
27
Prison population
11 547
Number of therapeutic establishments
3
Special juvenile establishments
3
Quick links
CAT: Concluding Observations (May 2012)
UPR: Report of the Working Group (July 2011)
SRT: Report (April 2011)
CPT: Report (September 2009) and last visit in January 2011.