对本届会议各次会议记录的任何更正将并入一份更正汇编,在届会结束后不久印发。
Any corrections to the record of the meetings of this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the end of the session.
审议缔约国根据《公约》第19条提交的报告
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Thirty-eight session 30 April-18 May 2007
禁止酷刑委员会的结论和建议
Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture
1. 委员会在2007年5月7日和8日举行的第763次和766次会议(CAT/C/SR.763和766) 上审议了荷兰的第四次定期报告(CAT/C/67/Add.4),并于2007年5月14日在第774次会议(CAT/C/SR.774)上通过了下述结论和建议。
The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands (CAT/C/67/Add.4) at its 763rd and 766th meetings (CAT/C/SR.763 and 766), held on 7 and 8 May 2007, and adopted on 14 May 2007, at its 774th meeting (CAT/C/SR/774), the following conclusions and recommendations.
A. 导 言
Introduction
2. 委员会欢迎荷兰(荷兰王国欧洲部分和阿鲁巴)提交第四次定期报告及其中的资料。
The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands (European part of the Kingdom and Aruba) and the information presented therein.
委员会赞赏与缔约国代表团的坦率对话,并欢迎关于问题单的详细书面答复(CAT/C/NET/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.1),包括关于在荷属安第列斯执行公约的详细资料。
The Committee expresses its appreciation for the frank dialogue with the State party's delegation and welcomes the extensive responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/NET/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.
这便利了代表团与委员会成员之间的讨论。
1), including elaborate information on the implementation of the Convention in the Netherlands Antilles, which facilitated discussion between the delegation and members of the Committee.
另外,委员会赞赏代表团对报告审议期间提出的问题和表示的关切所作的口头答复。
In addition, the Committee appreciates the delegation's oral responses to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report.
B. 积极方面
Positive aspects
3. 委员会满意地注意到缔约国为在荷兰王国禁止酷刑和保障个人不受酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格待遇或处罚正在进行的努力,特别是:
The Committee notes with satisfaction the ongoing efforts undertaken by the State party to combat torture and to guarantee the rights of persons not to be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in particular:
在荷兰王国欧洲部分的国内法中采纳了酷刑定义; 2007年4月《荷兰民法》修正案生效,禁止“为教育目的”、包括在家庭中的身心暴力行为; 2005年1月在荷兰王国的欧洲部分以及2006年5月在阿鲁巴通过了关于人口贩运的新立法; 颁布在阿鲁巴执行《禁止酷刑公约》的国家法令AB1999第8号与2005年12月新的《国家刑事制度法令》AB2005第75号; 设立内部调查局,受理和调查关于阿鲁巴警官虐待行为的投诉和报告; 如缔约国所报告的,改善了荷属安第列斯的监狱条件; 1998年所设特别小组开展的引人瞩目的调查和起诉战争罪和反人类罪工作,以将犯有酷刑行为和战争罪者绳之以法; 缔约国在使用外交保证方面的谨慎方针及其不实行特别引渡嫌疑犯的政策; 缔约国对联合国酷刑受害者自愿基金的捐款。
The incorporation of the definition of torture into the domestic legislation of the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; The entry into force of an amendment of the Dutch Civil Code in April 2007 which prohibits physical and mental violence “for educational purposes,” including in the family environment; The adoption of new legislation on trafficking in human beings in the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in January 2005 and in Aruba in May 2006; The National Ordinance AB 1999 No. 8 implementing the Convention against Torture in Aruba and the new National Penal System Ordinance AB 2005 No. 75 of December 2005; The establishment of the Internal Investigations Bureau to receive and investigate complaints and reports of ill-treatment by police officers in Aruba; The improvement of prison conditions in the Netherlands Antilles, as reported by the State party; The notable work undertaken by the special team set up in 1998 to investigate and prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity (“the NOVO team”) to bring to justice perpetrators of acts of torture and war crimes; The State party's cautious approach with regard to the use of diplomatic assurances and its policy of not practicing extraordinary rendition of suspects; The State Party's contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
4. 委员会满意地注意到缔约国于2002年批准了《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约任择议定书》,于2003年批准了《国际刑事法院罗马规约》以及其执行法令在荷兰生效。
The Committee notes with appreciation the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 2002 and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the entry into force of its implementing act in the Netherlands in 2003.
5. 委员会也欢迎缔约国代表保证在2007年下半年批准《禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约任择议定书》。
The Committee also welcomes the assurances given by the State party's representatives that the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment will be ratified in the second half of 2007.
C. 关切的主要问题和建议
C.
Principal subjects of concern and recommendations
基本保障
Fundamental safeguards
6. 尽管缔约国于2006年在王国欧洲部分设立了一个“提高和改进警官和检察官业绩质量的方案”(CAT/C/NET/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.1, 第50段),但委员会关切的是,被警察拘押的人在审讯初期得不到法律协助。
Notwithstanding the State party's establishment in 2006 of a “programme to enhance and strengthen the quality of the performance of police officers and prosecutors” (CAT/C/NET/Q/4/Rev. 1/Add. 1, par.
委员会同样关切的是,在荷属安第列斯,只有经过法官事先批准才允许律师列席审讯。
50) in the European part of the Kingdom, the Committee is concerned that persons in police detention do not have access to legal assistance during the initial period of interrogation.
缔约国应当审查其刑法程序,以便作为基本法律保障的“接触律师”对被警察拘押者从其被剥夺自由一开始就予以保证,特别是在没有录像或录音――绝不能代替律师到场――时。
The State party should review its criminal procedures so that access to a lawyer, as a fundamental legal safeguard, is guaranteed to persons in police custody from the very outset of their deprivation of liberty, particularly where video or audio recording of interrogations, which cannot in anyway substitute the presence of legal counsel, are not in place.
不驱回
Non-refoulement
7. 委员会关切的是,在荷兰王国欧洲部分庇护申请者根据2000年《外侨法》加急程序为申请提供证明材料所面临的困难,这有可能违反《公约》第3条所规定的不驱回原则。
The Committee is concerned at the difficulties faced by asylum-seekers in the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in substantiating their claims under the accelerated procedure of the 2000 Aliens Act, which could lead to a violation of the non-refoulement principle provided for in article 3 of the Convention.
The Committee is particularly concerned that:
48小时的加急程序有可能使庇护申请者,特别是儿童、无证件申请者和其他弱势者,无法为其申请适当提供证明材料; 据称,从首次面试提交报告到移民和归化局做出决定,提供法律协助的时间只有5个小时,而且庇护申请者在整个过程中可能无法得到同一律师的协助; 加急程序要求庇护申请者提交“理应拥有”的证明文件,在举证责任上留下很大的任意裁量余地; 上诉程序仅规定对被拒申请进行“略作复查”,并限制提交新文件和资料的可能。
The 48-hour timeframe of the accelerated procedure may not allow asylum seekers, in particular, children, undocumented applicants and others made vulnerable to properly substantiate their claims; The time provided for legal assistance between the issuance of the report from the first interview and the Immigration and Naturalization Service's decision is allegedly only five hours and that an asylum-seeker may not be assisted by the same lawyer throughout the proceedings; The accelerated procedure requires asylum-seekers to submit supporting documentation that they are “reasonably expected to possess,” leaving a wide margin of discretion in relation to the burden of proof; The appeal procedures only provide for a “marginal scrutiny” of rejected applications and that the opportunity to submit additional documentation and information is restricted.
委员会注意到缔约国打算修订加急程序,尽管如此,缔约国在审查该程序时应考虑以下问题:
The Committee takes note of the State party's intention to revise the accelerated procedure, notwithstanding which, the State Party should consider the following when reviewing the procedure:
应当以那些需要国际保护者不面临遭受酷刑风险的方式处理全部庇护申请者的申请,特别是儿童、无证件申请者和其他弱势者。
Applications from all asylum-seekers, in particular, children, undocumented applicants and others made vulnerable are processed in such a way that those in need of international protection are not exposed to the risk of being subjected to torture.