United Nations
Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
CAT/OP/NLD/1/Add.1
Distr.: General
4 November 2016
Original: English
English, French and Spanish only
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Visit to the Netherlands for the purpose of
providing advisory assistance to the national
preventive mechanism: recommendations and
observations addressed to the State party
Report of the Subcommittee*
Addendum
Replies of the Netherlands**,***
* In accordance with article 16 (1) of the Optional Protocol, the report of the Subcommittee was
transmitted confidentially to the State party on 16 March 2016. On 23 September 2016, the State
party requested the Subcommittee to publish the report, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the
Optional Protocol.
** On 23 September 2016, the State party requested the Subcommittee to publish its replies, in
accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol.
*** The present document is being issued without formal editing.
GE.16-19281(E)