Implementation of Covenant I : Reports 2008 - 2010
During its 45th session on 5 and 8 November 2010, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights treated the second and third state reports on Switzerland. On this page, you will find the relevant information.
State report
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Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Second and third periodic reports of States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant
Switzerland (Pact I)
SECO, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, April 2008 (pdf, 143 pages) -
Swiss state report to ICESCR adopted
Information on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
List of Issues: Questions and answers by the Swiss government
- List of issues of the Committee of 4 December 2009
(pdf, 6 pages) - Réponses
de la Suisse à la liste des points à traiter à l’occasion de l’examen
des deuxième et troisième rapports périodiques de la Suisse concernant
les articles 1er à 15 du Pacte international relatif aux droits
économiques, sociaux et culturels. Advanced unedited version
Reaction of the Federal Council to the List of Issues (undated)(pdf, 60 pages in French)
NGO shadow reports
- Suggestions of the Swiss NGO coalition on the list of issues for topics to be treated during the discussion of the 2nd and 3rd Swiss report on social rights issues in September 2009 (pdf, 6 pages in French)
- Swiss NGO coalition: NGO report on the 2nd and 3rd reports on Switzerland (September 2010)
(pdf, 25 pages) - Coalition Suisse Romande: 2nd and 3rd shadow report on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(pdf, 125 pages in French) - Overview and documents on the 45th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Further NGO reports on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights homepage
Hearings by the Social Committee on 5 and 8 November 2010
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considers reports of Switzerland
Press release by the UN High Commissioner, 8 November 2010
Final remarks and suggestions by the Committe on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Final remarks of 19 November 2010
(pdf, 8 pages)
Update: 20.07.2011
