Convention against discrimination of women: Periodic report 2008-2009
On 2 April 2008, the Swiss Federal Council approved the Third Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which was this timecompiled by the FDFA. It was discussed by the 44th Commission on the Status of Women taking place in New York between 20 Juli and 7 August.
Reports by the Federal Council
- Third Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),
available in German (pdf, 223 pages) and in French (pdf, 228 pages) - "List of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of periodic reports", 1 December 2008 (pdf, 4 pages)
Questions of the Committee to the Swiss Government - "Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the third periodic report", 12 May 2009 (pdf, 43 pages)
Responses of the Swiss Federal Council to the "List of Issues"
Shadow Report
The NGO Shadow Report was presented to the public on 26 April 2008. More than 20 Swiss NGOs contibuted to this report, which was coordinated and edited by the Coordination Post Beijing Switzerland and the Swiss section of Amnesty Inernational.
- NGO Shadow Report On the 3rd Country Report of Switzerland to the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (pdf, 34 pages)
Published by the Coordination Post Beijing Switzerland and the Swiss section of Amnesty Inernational, April 2008
Update: 12.08.2010
