Report Process by Switzerland to the Convention against Torture
(Fifth and) Sixth report by Switzerland 2009-2010
During its 44th session on 30 April and 3 Mai 2010, the UN Comittee Against Torture (CAT) treated the sixth periodic report of Switzerland. Here you will find the most relevant documents concerning this report:
Swiss country report
Sixth periodic report on Switzerland
(pdf, 51 pages, in French)
Further inquiries by the Committee Against Torture and answers by Switzerland
«List of Issues to be addressed during the consideration of the sixth periodic report of Switzerland»
(pdf, 6 pages), 18 January 2010
«Réponses écrites à la liste de questions adoptée par le Comité contre la torture»
Written replies of the Federal Council, (pdf, 50 pages, in French), 15 February 2010
NGO reports
«Submission
to the Committee against Torture on the sixth periodic report of Switzerland»
NGO-report by Humanrights.ch, SFH, HEKS, Augenauf and Schweiz. Friedensrat (pdf, 15 pages), 26 April 20...
Fourth report by Switzerland 2004
- Fourth periodic report by Switzerland
2 July 2004 - Concluding observations by the Committee
21 July 2005
Black Book
- Black Book: Une politique d'asile toujour plus restrictive: Alternative report by the NGOs (in French only, pdf, 19pp.)
Prepared by the World Organiation against Torture (OMCT) for the 34th session, Geneva, 18 April 2005 - Comments about the Concluding remarks (in German only)
on humanrights.ch, May 2005
Third report by Switzerland 1997
- Third periodic report by Switzerland
19 June 1997 - Concluding observations by the Committee
27 November 1997
Second report by Switzerland 1993
- Second periodic report by Switzerland (in French only)
dated 24 September 1993, examined on 17 December 1993 - Concluding observations by the Committee
20 April 1994
First report by Switzerland 1989
The Initial report (document not available) was delivered in June 1988 and examined by the Committee on 15 November 1989.
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Convention and then every four years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations”
