The CPT and Switzerland
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces periodic visits to eight countries in 2027
The Committee intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the following countries: Albania Andorra Croatia Iceland Latvia Slovakia Switzerland Türkiye Persons and organisations willing to communicate relevant information concerning the situation of persons deprived of...
Das Anti-Folter-Komitee des Europarates (CPT) veröffentlicht den Bericht über seinen Besuch in der Schweiz im Jahr 2024
Bezüglich der Behandlung von Personen im Polizeigewahrsam hat das CPT erneut Anschuldigungen über körperliche Misshandlung und übermäßige Gewaltanwendung gesammelt, einschließlich Bisswunden durch Polizeihunde, Schläge mit Schlagstöcken, Kopfstöße, Faustschläge und Fußtritte sowie gewaltsames zu...
Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) visits Switzerland
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...
Das Anti-Folter-Komitee des Europarats veröffentlicht einen Bericht über die Schweiz
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,...
Ad hoc visit: 19/03/2024 - 28/03/2024
- Report (in French only):
[CPT/Inf (2025) 01]
- Government response: in French
; in German
; in Italian
[CPT/Inf (2025) 02]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 22/03/2021 - 01/04/2021
- Report (in French only):
[CPT/Inf (2022) 9]
- Government response: in French
; in German
; in Italian
[CPT/Inf (2022) 10]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 13/04/2015 - 24/04/2015
- CPT report (in French):
[CPT/Inf (2016) 18]
- Government response (in French):
German version:
Italian version:
[CPT/Inf (2016) 19]
- Publication news flash
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]
- Publication news flash
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]
- Publication news flash
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]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 11/02/1996 - 23/02/1996
- CPT report (in French):
[CPT/Inf (97) 7]
- Government response (in French):
[CPT/Inf (97) 7]
- Government follow-up report (in French):
[CPT/Inf (98) 4]
Periodic visit: 21/07/1991 - 29/07/1991

Preventing torture in Europe
www.cpt.coe.int
| Ratification of ECPT: | 1988 |
Visits carried out:
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9 7 2 |
| Reports adopted: | 9 |
| Reports published: | 9 |
| Automatic publication procedure: | No |
| Public Statement: | None |