The CPT and the Netherlands
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits the Netherlands
In the course of the visit, the delegation assessed the treatment and conditions in facilities dedicated to the detention of foreign nationals, under either penal or administrative legislation. During the visit, the delegation held consultations with David van Weel, Minister of Foreign Affairs...
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes a report on its visit to establishments for children in the Netherlands
The objective of this ad hoc visit to the Netherlands was to examine the measures taken by the Dutch authorities to counter violence amounting to a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in JeugdzorgPlus institutions. To this end, the CPT delegation visited three...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits the Netherlands
In the course of the visit, the delegation assessed the treatment in closed residential youth institutions (“Jeugdzorg Plus”), in the light of the 2024 report “Eenzaam Gesloten” by Jason Bhugwandass and earlier reports on the effective protection of youth placed in these institutions against...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 periodic visit to the Netherlands
During the visit, the delegation assessed the treatment and safeguards afforded to persons deprived of their liberty by the police and it examined the treatment and conditions of detention of persons in prison, including those held in high-security units. Several immigration detention facilities...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the Netherlands
In the course of the visit, the delegation assessed the treatment and safeguards afforded to persons deprived of their liberty by the police and it examined the treatment of persons in prison and their conditions of detention. The delegation also visited the extra-security facility (EBI) at Vught...
Ad hoc visit: 06/10/2025 - 17/10/2025
Ad hoc visit: 07/10/2024 - 12/10/2024
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2025) 17]
- Executive summary: in English
- Executive summary: in English
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2025) 18]
- Preliminary observations:
[CPT/inf (2024) 40] - Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 10/05/2022 - 25/05/2022
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2023) 12]
- Executive summary: in English ; in Dutch
- Executive summary: in English
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2023) 13]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 02/05/2016 - 13/05/2016
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2017) 1]
- Executive summary:
- Executive summary:
- Publication news flash
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2017) 29]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Ad hoc visit: 12/05/2014 - 22/05/2014 (Caribbean part)
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2015) 27]
- Executive summary:
- Executive summary:
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2015) 28]
Ad hoc visit: 16/10/2013 - 18/10/2013 (Return flight)
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2015) 14]
- Government response: Dutch version: [CPT/Inf (2015) 15]
Periodic visit: 10/10/2011 - 21/10/2011
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2012) 21]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2013) 22]
- CPT report (Tilburg): French version: [CPT/Inf (2012) 19]
- Publication news flash
- Government response (in French) [CPT/Inf (2013) 10]
Periodic visit: 04/06/2007 - 14/06/2007 (Europe + Antilles + Aruba)
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2008) 2]
- Publication news flash
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (2009) 7]
Periodic visit: 17/02/2002 - 26/02/2002 (Europe + Antilles)
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (2002) 30]
- Publication news flash
- Government response: [CPT/inf (2003) 39]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 25/01/1999 - 29/01/1999 (Antilles)
Ad hoc visit: 07/12/1997 - 11/12/1997 (Antilles)
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (98) 17]
- Government response: [CPT/inf (98) 17]
Periodic visit: 17/11/1997 - 27/11/1997
- CPT report: [CPT/Inf (98) 15]
- Government interim report: [CPT/Inf (99) 5]
- Appendices:
- Appendices:
Ad hoc visit 26/06/1994 - 02/07/1994 (Antilles + Aruba)
- CPT report (Antilles): [CPT/Inf (96) 1]
- Government response (Antilles): [CPT/Inf (96) 1]
- CPT report (Aruba): [CPT/Inf (96) 27]
- Government interim report (Aruba): [CPT/Inf (96) 27]
- Government follow-up report (Aruba): [CPT/Inf (96) 27]
Periodic visit 30/08/1992 - 08/09/1992
- CPT report: French version: [CPT/Inf (93) 15]
- Government response: [CPT/Inf (93) 20]
Preventing torture in Europe
www.cpt.coe.int
| Ratification of ECPT: | 1988 |
Visits carried out:
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14 7 7 |
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Reports adopted: |
15 |
| Reports published: | 15 |
| Automatic publication procedure: | No |
| Public Statement: | None |
