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Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, CCPR/C/CHE/CO/3, 29 October 2009: review of legislation and practices to restrict access to, and legitimate use of, firearms and storage of service firearms; concerned about police brutality against persons during arrest or detention, in particular against asylum-seekers and migrants; non-respect of the principle of non-refoulement for persons subjected to persecution by non-State actors; need to ensure adequate standard of living to rejected asylum seekers; make reparations for past injustice; review law prohibiting marriage or partnership in relation to a person with no regular residence status in Switzerland.

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Jurist, "UN rights chief condemns Switzerland minaret ban ", 2 December 2009

Documents by Charter based bodies

Last updated: 5 December 2009

   
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, CERD/C/CHE/CO/6, 21 août 2008
Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture, 21/06/2005,
CAT/C/CR/34/CHE. (Comments)
Concluding observations of the Committee on the rights of the Child, CRC/C/OPAC/CHE/CO/1, 17 March 2006
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mr. Doudou Diène - Mission to Switzerland, 30/01/2007, (A/HRC/4/19/Add.2)
Decision of the Committee against Torture, CAT/C/41/D/285/2006 of 21 November 2008
Committee against Torture, Consideration of Art. 19 reports, CAT/C/CHE/6 of 18 March 2009
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