Switzerland 2016 Human Rights Report

The most significant problems included the occasional use of excessive force by security forces, particularly in connection with the interrogation of drug suspects in the canton of Geneva, arrests and deportations of asylum seekers, and in detention facilities. Authorities reportedly treated pretrial detainees worse than convicted criminals and sometimes subjected asylum seekers to lengthy detention and mistreatment. Societal discrimination against Roma, members of other minorities, and immigrants also occurred.