Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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147.33 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Introduce specific legislation prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or intersex status | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 2 - May 2008 | Switzerland is prepared to consider acceding to the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 2 - May 2008 | Switzerland makes a voluntary commitment to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Voluntary Pledge | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 2 - May 2008 | Switzerland is considering the possibility of establishing a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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148.61 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt legislation which explicitly prohibits corporal punishment of children in all settings, including in the home | 4 - General action | Noted |
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148.43 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take appropriate measures to introduce a law on equality of treatment taking particularly into account the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex minorities, persons with disabilities, women and other vulnerable groups | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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148.33 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt comprehensive national legislation against discrimination | 4 - General action | Noted |
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148.28 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Introduce legislative measures to expand the prohibition of and protection against discrimination through explicit measures to protect individuals | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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148.26 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Revise article 261 bis of the Swiss Penal Code, the legal instrument against racism, in line with the decision of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the Perinçek case to ensure the freedom of expression on a historical issue which is matter of legitimate scholarly debate | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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148.25 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Fight against disparities among cantons when it comes to the implementation of regulations favouring or protecting human rights | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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148.12.1 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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148.10 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Sign the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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147.49 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt an integrated gender mainstreaming strategy, including through the use of gender-budgeting processes, also taking into consideration Sustainable Development Goal 5 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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147.35 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take measures on awareness-raising and education about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, by developing and implementing a concrete national action plan in cooperation with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex civil society organizations for all levels of the State | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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147.34 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take the necessary steps to put an end to discrimination faced by same-sex couples, in particular, by ensuring they can marry and adopt children | 4 - General action | Supported |
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147.16 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish an independent national human rights institute which would be in full compliance with the Paris Principles | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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147.15.3 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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147.15.2 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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147.12 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish a permanent and independent human rights institution compliant with Paris Principles | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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147.8 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Implement the law to establish a national human rights institution consistent with the Paris Principles | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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147.1 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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146.110 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take further measures to bring down the wide pay gap that still exists between men and women in the workplace, reportedly reaching as high as 30 per cent, by assisting women to reconcile work and family life | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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146.106 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen the efforts to ensure inclusive education without discrimination for children with disabilities, and guide all cantons to refrain from a segregated approach in this context | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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146.91 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take additional measures to promote a better representation of women in politics and economy | 4 - General action | Supported |
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146.82 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue awareness raising and training of the judiciary and law enforcement personnel as regards all forms of violence against women and ex-officio prosecution | 4 - General action | Supported |
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146.81 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Improve the protection against domestic violence through specialized training for police officers and other persons that act in such cases and take steps to ensure the fair application of the Foreign Nationals Act so as to protect migrant women | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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146.58 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Open up independent inquiries on the excessive use of force during expulsions of persons from the territory of the Confederation | 4 - General action | Supported |
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146.48 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt legislation to eliminate the sterility prerequisite for legal change of gender, in conformity with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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146.45 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Provide training to security forces, prosecutors, judges and social workers to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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146.36 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue their efforts to address the concerns especially in the fields of combating racism, discrimination, xenophobia, Islamophobia and the protection of the members of more fragile groups, such as migrants | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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