The Council of Europe is urging Belgium to address overcrowding in its prison system, according to a statement published on Friday. “The Committee of Ministers of the 46-member Council of Europe has urged the Belgian authorities to intensify their efforts to develop a comprehensive and ambitious long-term strategy to combat prison overcrowding, with a timetable, as soon as possible,” read the statement . The Strasbourg-based organization , which aims to uphold human rights in Europe, said