Federal Council writes third report on implementation of CEDAW
The Federal Council adopted on 2 April 2008 the third report on the implementation of the UN Convention against Discrimination of Women (CEDAW). The NGO Coordination Post Beijing took this opportunity to publish a statement highlighting some issues concerning women's rights and gender equality in Switzerland. The NGO shadow report will be published on 26 April 2008 in Bern. It contains contributions by more than 20 Swiss NGOs and was edited by the Swiss Section of Amnesty International and the NGO Coordination Post Beijing Switzerland.
Unfortunately the official Swiss state report is not available online.
- Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Press Release by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), 2 April 2008 - NGO Shadow Report
Post-Beijing Coalition, April 2008 (pdf, 35 p.)
Further information
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Information on the UN Convention on the website of the FDFA - Information on the implementation of CEDAW in Switzerland
On the website of Humanrights.ch - Gender equality
News archive on the subject on the website of Humanrights.ch
Update: 08.04.2008
