The Swiss government has agreed to implement 50 of the 86 recommendations made by other member states at the UN Human Rights Council, during the country's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) this week.
The Swiss government indicated that a response to the remaining 30 recommendations would be provided at the next session of the council, due to take place in March next year. Four recommendations were rejected.
Commenting on the Swiss government's initial response to the recommendations, Amnesty International Switzerland said,
“We are satisfied with the fact that a certain number of the proposals are still up for discussion, even if some of them will be rejected, because the authorities and civil society will have their say.”
Swiss non-governmental organisations welcomed Switzerland’s positive response to the periodic review, and acknowledged the constructive steps taken by the government in associating civil society with the process of improving human rights.
