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[Independent monitoring of prisons: The work of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Switzerland].
- Source :
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Revue medicale suisse [Rev Med Suisse] 2022 Jul 06; Vol. 18 (789), pp. 1365-1368. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Prisons concentrate people with multiple vulnerabilities who are exposed to violations of human rights, without any exception, including Switzerland. Independent monitoring bodies play an important role in preventing ill-treatment in detention. The most effective monitoring body worldwide is the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), which bases its work on a European Convention that guarantees unrestricted access to detention facilities and all documents, including medical documents, in the member states of the Council of Europe. This article summarizes the main recommendations made by the CPT during its most recent visits to Switzerland, with a focus on prisons in French-speaking Switzerland, and also presents its workings in relation to the visits.<br />Competing Interests: Les auteurs n’ont déclaré aucun conflit d’intérêts en relation avec cet article.
- Subjects :
- Europe
Human Rights
Humans
Switzerland
Prisons
Torture
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 1660-9379
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 789
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revue medicale suisse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35792591
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.789.1365