(from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2014 visit to SINT MAARTEN and Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) b. Simpson Bay Remand Centre. (Read full CPT report)244. Simpson Bay was built as an immigration detention centre and a Judicial Permission of 25November 2011 and signed by the Minister […]
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
Recommendation Year
2014
Recommendation Excerpt
The CPT recommends that the necessary steps be taken to remedy the deficiencies
outlined above, for as long as Simpson Bay continues to be used for holding prisoners.
outlined above, for as long as Simpson Bay continues to be used for holding prisoners.
Sources
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "Report
to the Government of the Netherlands
on the visit to the Caribbean part of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands carried out by the
European Committee for the Prevention of
Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT)", 22 May 2014, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/netherlands
