Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) visits Switzerland

28/03/2024

The purpose of this visit was to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police and in remand detention in four cantons of the Swiss Confederation. In this context, particular attention was paid to the measures taken by the Swiss authorities in response to the...

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Das Anti-Folter-Komitee des Europarats veröffentlicht einen Bericht über die Schweiz

08/06/2022

In Bezug auf Strafverfolgungsbehörden hat das CPT einige Beschwerden über übermäßige Gewaltanwendung durch Polizeibeamte erhalten und empfiehlt, die Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung von Polizeigewalt zu stärken. Das Komitee hält die in zwei Polizeistationen des Kantons Waadt beobachtete Praxis,...

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Ad hoc visit: 19/03/2024 - 28/03/2024

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Periodic visit: 22/03/2021 - 01/04/2021

  • Report (in French only):  [CPT/Inf (2022) 9]
    • Executive summary: in French ; in German  [CPT/Inf (2022) 9 - part]
  • Government response: in French ; in German ; in Italian  [CPT/Inf (2022) 10]
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Periodic visit: 13/04/2015 - 24/04/2015

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 18]
    • Executive summary:
  • Government response (in French): German version: Italian version: [CPT/Inf (2016) 19]
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Periodic visit: 10/10/2011 - 20/10/2011

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2012) 26]
  • Government response (in French): German version: Italian version: [CPT/Inf (2012) 27]
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Periodic visit: 24/09/2007 - 05/10/2007

  • CPT observations (in French): [CPT/Inf (2008) 1]
  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2008) 33]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (2008) 34]

Ad hoc visit: 20/10/2003 - 24/10/2003

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2004) 38]
  • Government response (in French): German version: Italian version: [CPT/Inf (2004) 39]
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Periodic visit: 05/02/2001 - 15/02/2001

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2002) 4]
  • Government response (in French): German version:  Italian version: [CPT/Inf (2002) 5]
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Periodic visit: 11/02/1996 - 23/02/1996

  • CPT report (in French):    [CPT/Inf (97) 7]
  • Government response (in French):   [CPT/Inf (97) 7]
    • Annexes (in French): [CPT/Inf (97) 7]
  • Government follow-up report (in French): [CPT/Inf (98) 4]

Periodic visit: 21/07/1991 - 29/07/1991

  • CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (93) 3]
  • Government response (in French): [CPT/Inf (93) 4]
    • Annexes (in French): [CPT/Inf (93) 4 Add]
  • Government follow-up report (in French): [CPT/Inf (94) 7]