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Strasbourg, 26.10.2011 – A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
carried out a periodic visit to Switzerland from 10 to 20 October 2011. It was
the Committee's sixth visit to this country.
The CPT’s delegation reviewed the steps taken by the Swiss authorities following
the recommendations made by the Committee after previous visits. In particular,
the delegation re-examined the implementation of fundamental safeguards against
police ill-treatment following the entry into force of the unified Code of
Criminal Procedure. In the area of prisons, particular attention was paid to the
situation of inmates suffering from psychiatric disorders and persons subject to
preventive detention (“Verwahrung”) or to institutional therapeutic measures (“stationäre
therapeutische Massnahmen”). In this context, the delegation also visited a
forensic psychiatric clinic.
In the course of the visit, the delegation met Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, Michael Leupold, Director of the Federal Office of Justice, as well as other senior officials from various Federal Departments. It also met Martin Graf, Cantonal Councillor, Head of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and other senior officials of the cantons visited, as well as representatives of the Conference of Directors of the Cantonal Justice and Police Departments.
Further, the delegation held consultations with representatives of the
National Commission for the Prevention of Torture established as national
preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the United Nations
Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment. Discussions were also held with members of non-governmental
organisations active in areas of interest to the CPT.
At the end of the visit, the delegation presented its preliminary observations
to the Swiss authorities.
The visit was carried out by the following members of the CPT:
- Marc NÈVE (Belgian), Head of delegation
- Dan DERMENGIU (Romanian)
- Wolfgang HEINZ (German)
- Julia KOZMA (Austrian)
- Anna ŠABATOVÁ (Czech).
They were supported by Johan FRIESTEDT, Stephanie MEGIES and Almut SCHRÖDER
of the CPT’s Secretariat, and assisted by two experts: Daniel GLEZER,
psychiatrist, former Head of the Regional Medical Psychological Department at
"Les Baumettes" Prison, Marseilles (France) and Veronica PIMENOFF, psychiatrist,
Head of Department at the Helsinki University Psychiatric Hospital (Finland).
The delegation visited the following places of deprivation of liberty:
Canton of Bern
- Cantonal Police Station at Bern central railway station
- Prison Hospital Unit at Bern “Insel” Hospital
Republic and Canton of Geneva
- Police Headquarters, boulevard Carl-Vogt 17-19, Geneva
- Pâquis Police Station, rue de Berne 6, Geneva
- Observation, Detention and Educational Centre "La Clairière" for minors, Vernier
- Champ-Dollon Prison, Puplinge/Thônex
- Prison Hospital Unit of the Cantonal Hospital, Geneva
- Prison Psychiatric Unit of Belle-Idée Psychiatric Hospital, Chêne-Bourg
The delegation also went to "Le Salève" Unit for juveniles at Belle-Idée Hospital in order to discuss issues related to psychiatric care provided to juveniles from " La Clairière " Centre.
Canton of Thurgovia
- Cantonal Prison, Frauenfeld
Canton of Vaud
- Bochuz Prison (Plaine de l'Orbe establishments)
Canton of Zug
- Bostadel Inter-Cantonal Prison (Cantons of Zug and Basel-City)
Canton of Zurich
- Cantonal Police Prison, Kasernenstrasse 49, Zurich
- Cantonal Police Station at Zurich central railway station
- Municipal Police Station " Regionalwache Industrie ", Fabrikstrasse 1, Zurich
- Pöschwies Prison, Regensdorf
- Forensic Psychiatric Clinic, Rheinau.
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