Contents ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 2015 5 Visits 5 Public statements 7 High-level talks with national authorities 8 Plenary meetings and activities of subgroups 9 Contacts with other bodies 10 Conference “The CPT at 25: taking stock and moving forward” 12 PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS 15 Introduction 15 Selected publications 16 SITUATION OF LIFE-SENTENCED PRISONERS LIVING SPACE PER PRISONER IN PRISON ESTABLISHMENTS ORGANISATIONAL MATTERS CPT membership Bureau of the CPT Secretariat of the CPT 33 43 47 47 48 48 APPENDICES 51 1. The CPT’s mandate and modus operandi 2. Signatures and ratifications of the Convention establishing the CPT 3. The CPT’s field of operations 4. CPT members 5. CPT Secretariat 51 52 53 55 56 6. Publication of CPT visit reports 58 7. Countries and places of detention visited by CPT delegations; January - December 2015 60 8. Public statement concerning Bulgaria 70

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