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The Netherlands ratified the OPCAT in 2010 and designated six different institutions as NPM in April 2012. All of them are coordinated by the Inspectorate for the Implementation of Sanctions.
The SPT member Christian Pross is the SPT Focal Point for the Netherlands.
6 bodies were designated as the NPM (three national inspectorates on public order and security, youth care and health care), a commission and a council, coordinated by the Inspectorate for Implementation of Sanctions.
Multiple Institutions
Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from the Netherlands (23 April 2012)
CAT: Concluding Observations (August 2007)
UPR: Report of the Working Group (July 2012)
CPT: Visit Report (June 2007) and last visit in October 2011 (press release)
