International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - Implementation in Switzerland
RS 0.108 (GA Res 1999 1577)
Signed on 23 January 1987
Ratified on 27 March 1997
Entry into force on 26 April 1997
Message on 23 August 1995: FF 1995 IV 901/869/809
About the Convention
- United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Adopted on 18 December 1979 (Entry into force on 3 November 1981)
Ratified by 185 countries (stand July 2008) - Description of the Content on pdhre.org
Reservations and additions
Upon ratification, Switzerland made three reservations.
Individual complaints procedure
To this day, Switzerland has neither signed not ratified the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW concerning the individual communication procedure of 9 October 1999.
Reports by Switzerland
In the reporting system, the 23 experts body of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) examined two cycles of periodic reports submitted by Switzerland. The Committee monitors the implementation of national measures to fulfil this obligation. It also makes specific recommendations on any issue affecting women to which it believes the States parties should devote more attention.
- Initial and second periodic report by Switzerland (2001 - 2003)
- Third periodic report by Switzerland (2008-2009)
Contact
- Contact person at the federal administration:
Patricia Schulz, Federal office for the equality of women and men, Tel. 031 322 68 43, e-mail patricia dot schulz at ebg dot admin dot ch - Contact person NGO:
NGO-Koordination Post Beijing Schweiz, info at postbeijing dot ch
Update: 06.07.2010
