Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Switzerland
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 8 September 2008
- Ratified: 17 December 2012
- Entry into force: 1 April 2013
Switzerland – 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done)
GRETA Third round questionnaire
EN - FR | sent 30 November 2022
(done)
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
FR| received 29 March 2023
(done)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Switzerland
EN - FR | 28 August to 1 September 2023
(done)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
(done)
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
EN - FR | Adopted 21 June 2024
(working) Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Deadline 21 June 2026
Switzerland - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire : EN - FR | sent 2 January 2018
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire : EN - FR | submitted 28 June 2018
- Annex 1 - Situation of Trafficking in Human Beings in Switzerland [FR]
- Annex 2 - 2017-2020 National Action Plan [FR]
- Annex 3 - Case law since 2014 [GER]
- Annex 4 - Press article on trafficking involving minors [FR]
- Annex 8 - Press article related to question 55 [FR]
GRETA Monitoring visit to Switzerland | 5 to 9 November 2018
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR| published 9 October 2019
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR| adopted 18 October 2019
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : FR | submitted 7 October 2020
Switzerland - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire : EN - FR | sent 1 April 2014
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire : EN | submitted 31 July 2014=
GRETA Monitoring visit to Switzerland | 29 September to 3 October 2014
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR| published 14 October 2015
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR| adopted 30 November 2015
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR | Submitted 29 November 2017
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
