Suisse
DATE D’EXAMEN :
8 mai 2008 - 9h - 12h
Membership of the Human Rights Council :
2006 - 2009
Full name : Swiss Confederation
Population : 7,554,661
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office in Geneva :
Rue de Varembé 9-11
1211 Geneva 20
Tel : +41 22 749 24 24
Fax : +41 22 749 24 37
Email : mission-geneve-oi eda.admin.ch
Website : http://www.dfae.admin.ch
Head of delegation :
His Excellency Mr. Blaise Godet
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
Government type : Confederation
Head of State : President Pascal Couchepin (since 2008)
National Human Rights mechanisms :
Federal Commission against Racism
Pledges and commitments : Switzerland’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council (submitted March 28th 2006).
Switzerland’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC :
In favour : A/HRC/RES/1/2, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected), A/HRC/RES/6/37, A/HRC/RES/7/1, A/HRC/RES/7/11, A/HRC/RES/7/15, A/HRC/RES/7/18
Against : A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5, A/HRC/RES/4/9, A/HRC/DEC/4/103, A/HRC/RES/6/7, A/HRC/RES/6/22, A/HRC/RES/7/4, A/HRC/RES/7/5, A/HRC/RES/7/19, A/HRC/RES/8/5, A/HRC/RES/8/9
Abstained : A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/RES/6/3, A/HRC/RES/6/19, A/HRC/RES/S-6/1, A/HRC/RES/7/30, A/HRC/RES/7/33, A/HRC/RES/7/36
No vote :
For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.
International Labour Organisation Conventions
| Convention | Ratification Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 | 23.05.1940 | Ratified |
| C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 | 25.03.1975 | Ratified |
| C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 | 17.08.1999 | Ratified |
| C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 | 25.10.1972 | Ratified |
| C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 | 18.07.1958 | Ratified |
| C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 | 13.07.1961 | Ratified |
| C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 | 17.08.1999 | Ratified |
| C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 | NO ACTION | |
| C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 | 28.06.2000 | Ratified |
Source : www.ilo.org
International Human Rights treaties
Reservations, Declarations and Objections
Reservations and Declarations :
2. Reservation concerning article 4 :
Switzerland reserves the right to take the legislative measures necessary for the implementation of article 4, taking due account of freedom of opinion and freedom of association, provided for inter alia in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Reservation concerning article 2, paragraph 1 (a) :
Switzerland reserves the right to apply its legal provisions concerning the admission of foreigners to the Swiss market.
4. Reservations :
(a ) Reservation concerning article 12, paragraph 1 :
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(b) Reservation concerning article 20 :
Switzerland reserves the right not to adopt further measures to ban propaganda for war, which is prohibited by article 20, paragraph 1.
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(c) Reservation concerning article 25, subparagraph (b) :
The present provision shall be applied without prejudice to the cantonal and communal laws, which provide for or permit elections within assemblies to be held by a means other than secret ballot.
(d) Reservation concerning article 26 :
The equality of all persons before the law and their entitlement without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law shall be guaranteed only in connection with other rights contained in the present Covenant.
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(b) Reservation concerning article 16, paragraph 1 (g) :
Said provision shall be applied subject to the regulations on family name (Civil Code, article 160 and article 8 (a), final section) ;
(c) Reservation concerning article 15, paragraph 2, and article 16, paragraph 1 (h) :
Said provisions shall be applied subject to several interim provisions of the matrimonial regime (Civil Code, articles 9 (e) and 10, final section).
11. Declaration :
Switzerland refers expressly to the obligations of all States to apply the rules of international humanitarian law and national law to the extent that they ensure better protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict.
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(b) Reservation concerning article 7 :
The Swiss legislation on nationality, which does not grant the right to acquire Swiss nationality, is unaffected.
(c) Reservation concerning article 10, paragraph 1 :
Swiss legislation, which does not guarantee family reunification to certain categories of aliens, is unaffected.
(d) Reservation concerning article 37(c) :
The separation of children deprived of liberty from adults is not unconditionally guarantied.
(e) Reservation concerning article 40 :
The Swiss penal procedure applicable to children, which does not guarantee either the unconditional right to assistance or separation, where personnel or organization is concerned, between the examining authority and the sentencing authority, is unaffected.
The federal legislation concerning the organization of criminal justice, which establishes an exception to the right to a conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal where the person concerned was tried by the highest tribunal at first instance, is unaffected.
11. b Declaration :
The Swiss Government declares, in accordance with article 3, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol, that the minimum age for the recruitment of volunteers into its national armed forces is 18 years. That age is specified by the Swiss legal system.
Sources : www.ohchr.org
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