Russia exits European anti-torture convention
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Russia exits the European anti-torture convention as President Putin signs a law denouncing the treaty, following a parliamentary vote and tensions with the Council of Europe.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law denouncing the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, according to a government website.
Russia's parliament previously voted to leave the treaty, which Moscow ratified in 1998.
According to the legislation passed by parliament, Russia's denunciation was in response to the Council of Europe refusing to seat a Russian representative on a committee that oversees the anti-torture convention.
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light)
The Council of Europe is an international organization founded to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Europe, consisting of 47 member states.
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