The 2022 Annual Torture Report is the fourth consecutive annual report published by BVMN detailing the mass proliferation of torture and inhuman treatment during pushbacks at or within European borders. The testimonies within this report are directly collected by BVMN’s member organisations and show how the continued violation of fundamental rights and the use of extreme cruelty has become a hallmark of border management policies. Despite growing public awareness and direct calls for action for change by both the United Nations (UN), European Parliament and the domestic court systems, in 2022 countries across the EU have continued to act with (almost) complete impunity. This impunity has been matched with a continued restriction of civil society space and the ongoing criminalisation of refugee assistance. As a consequence, organisations working to document and uncover grave violations of international law have become targets of government harassment.