Switzerland

Switzerland is:

OSCE Participating State since 25 June 1973
Member State of the United Nations since 10 September 2002
Member State of the Council of Europe since 6 May 1963

Status of Ratification of the Main International Human Rights Treaties, Conventions and other instruments

International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (2007)	15 October 2008
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)	27 October 2006
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	27 October 2006

UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	27 October 2006
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)	23 September 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)	23 September 2003
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)	01 July 2003
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)	01 February 1998
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)	27 March 1997
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)	24 February 1997
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)	29 November 1994
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	16 June 1994
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)	01 September 1993
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)	01 January 1993
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (1991)	01 January 1991
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)	01 February 1989
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1988)	01 November 1988
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)	01 May 1988
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)	01 November 1987
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)	02 December 1986
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)	05 March 1985
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)	20 August 1983
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)	28 November 1974
European Convention on Extradition (1960)	20 March 1967
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)	21 January 1955

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