International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) - Implementation in Switzerland
RS 0.104 (GA Res 1995 1163)
Ratified by Switzerland on 29 November 1994
Entry into force in Switzerland on 29 December 1994
Message on 2 March 1992: FF 1992 III 269/265/217
About the Convention
- Text of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
21 December 1965 (Entry into force on 4 January 1969)
Ratified by 170 countries (stand May 2006) - Introductive comments and articles summaries on pdhre.org
or Comments in German on humanrights.ch
Reservations
Switzerland made two reservations upon ratification of the Convention.
Procedure of individual communication
On 19 June 2003, the procedure of individual communication according to article 14 entered into force in Switzerland.
Reports by Switzerland
To this day, Switzerland has submitted two reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination-
- First periodic report (1996-1998)
- Second and thrid periodic reports (1997-2002)
- Fourth, fifth and sixth periodic reports (2006-2008)
Contacts
- Federal Administration:
Dr. iur. Christoph André Spenlé, Directorate of International Law (DFA), International Law and Humanitarian Law Section, tel. 031 322 86 81, e-mail christoph dot spenle at admin dot ch - For the NGO Report:
Christina Hausammann, Humanrights.ch / MERS, tel. 031 302 03 39, e-mail christina dot hausammann at humanrights dot ch
Update: 05.07.2010
