The CPT and Switzerland
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on 2024 visit to Switzerland
As regards the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police, the CPT once again received allegations of physical ill-treatment and excessive use of force, including biting by police dogs, truncheon blows, headbutts, punches and kicks, as well as violent tackling to the ground....
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...
The Council of Europe's anti-torture Committee publishes a report on Switzerland
On the subject of law enforcement, the CPT has received a number of complaints of excessive use of force by police officers and recommends that action to prevent police violence be enhanced. The Committee considers that the practice, which was observed in two police stations visited in Vaud, of...
Ad hoc visit: 19/03/2024 - 28/03/2024
- Report (in French only):
[CPT/Inf (2025) 01]
- Executive summary: in French ; in German ; in Italian [CPT/Inf (2025) 01 - part]
- Executive summary
- Government response: in French ; in German ; in Italian [CPT/Inf (2025) 02]
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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]
- Executive summary: in French
- Government response: in French ; in German ; in Italian [CPT/Inf (2022) 10]
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- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 13/04/2015 - 24/04/2015
- CPT report (in French): [CPT/Inf (2016) 18]
- Executive summary:
- 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]
- 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]
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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]
- 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]
- Annexes (in French): [CPT/Inf (97) 7]
- Annexes (in French):
- 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 |
