CAT/C/CHE/CO/7
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
7 September 2015
English
Original: French
Committee against Torture
Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of
Switzerland*
1.
The Committee against Torture considered the seventh periodic report of
Switzerland (CAT/C/CHE/7) at its 1336th and 1339th meetings, held on 3 and 4
August 2015 (see CAT/C/SR.1336 and 1339), and adopted the following concluding
observations at its 1352nd meeting, held on 13 August 2015.
A.
Introduction
2.
The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the
optional reporting procedure, as this allows for a more focused dialogue between the
State party and the Committee.
3.
The Committee welcomes the frank and constructive dialogue with the State
party delegation and thanks the delegation for its detailed responses to the quest ions
and concerns raised by Committee members.
B.
Positive aspects
4.
The Committee notes with satisfaction the ratification by the State party of the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2014.
5.
The Committee welcomes the legislative measures taken by the State party to
give effect to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, in particular:
(a) The adoption in 2010 of a Federal Act on coordination between the asylum
procedure and the extradition procedure;
(b) The adoption of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure, which entered into
force in 2011 and provides for, inter alia, the immediate assistance of a lawyer;
(c) The adoption in 2011 of a provision criminalizing female genital
mutilation.
6.
The Committee also welcomes the other efforts of the State party to give effect
to the Convention, including:
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* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-fifth session (27 July-14 August 2015).
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