UN Pact II: Third Report on Switzerland (2009)
On 12/13 October 2009 the UN Human Rights Committee discussed the third Swiss state report at its 97th session. Here you will find here all the necessary documentation.
Human Rights Committee
- UN Human Rights Committee
Swiss state report
- Third periodic report by the Swiss government to the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations
Federal Department of Justice and Police, 21 September 2007 (pdf, 125 pages in German) - "Réponses du Gouvernement de la Suisse à la liste de points à traiter"
Written replies of the Federal Council, 26 August 2009 (pdf, 31 pages in French) - Third Country Report to the HRC quietly published
Article on humanrights.ch, March 2008
List of issues:
- «Liste des points à traiter à l'occasion de l'examen du troisième rapport périodique de la Suisse»
List of issues by the Human Rights Committee, 20 Mai 2009 (pdf, 4 pages in French) - «Réponses du Gouvernement de la Suisse à la liste de points à traiter»
Answers by the Federal Council to the list of issues of the Committee of 26 August 2009 (pdf, 31 pages in French)
NGO shadow reports and documentation
- NGO shadow report on the third periodical report of the Swiss Government, September 2009 (pdf, 18 pages)
- NGO shadow report on the third periodical report, October 2009 (pdf, 34 pages in German)
NGO coalition under the aegis of Humanrights.ch / MERS
Final editing by Ruedi Tobler, September 2009, incl. following appendices:- Appendix 1: Overview of the key topics to be addressed in face of the Human Rights Committee
- Appendix 2: Suggestions by the Swiss NGOs to be added to the list of issues
- Appendix 3: List of issues of the Human Rights Committee
- Appendix 4: German translation of the questions of the Human Rights Committee which affect cantonal jurisdiction
- Appendix 5: Report on the interview of the Swiss delegation before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva on 12/13 October 2009
Hearing of the Swiss delegation on 12/13 September
- Human Rights Committee considers Report of Switzerland
UN Press Release, 13 October 2009
Observations and Conclusions of the Human Rights Committee
- Final remarks of 3 November 2009 (pdf, 6 pages)
- Human Rights Committee' recommendations to Switzerland
Article on humarights.ch, 30 October 2009
Update: 04.05.2011
