which conventions does Switzerland violate?

I feel it is time to make a list of the various conventions Switzerland violates on subjects of child kidnapping, of child sexual and psychological integrity, human rights and whistleblower rights. I add the date in DD/MM/YYYY format since when Switzerland has to execute them. This list is non exhaustive, and may evolve (be added to) over time.

United Nations

DATE CODE TITLE
26/06/1987 CAT United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
06/07/1990 VCLT United Nations Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
18/09/1992 ICESCR United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
18/09/1992 ICCPR United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
29/12/1994 ICERD United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
24/02/1997 CRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
10/09/2002 UDHR United Nations Universal Declaration of Human rights
10/10/2006 CRC-OP-SC United Nations Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
26/11/2006 TOC United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
26/11/2006 P-TOC-TP United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
24/10/2009 CAC United Nations Convention against Corruption
01/01/2017 CPED United Nations International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

As per Switzerland's being bound to the 1990 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the only convention Switzerland could try to wiggle its way out of is the 1987 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

To me it is shocking Switzerland is not party to a number of “Core International Human Rights Treaties”, such as:

  1. United Nations Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  2. United Nations International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

One must conclude Switzerland has issues with having to justify itself for violations of Civil and Political rights. And it is universally known Switzerland has issues with respecting Migrants, especially those who are Migrant Workers. Still, Switzerland is seen as a beacon of human rights.

Observe also Switzerland with all its aura and poo-ha claiming to be highest ranking in human rights, it only became a member of the UN, and as a consequence adhering to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in ... 2002! Look at this example as to how Switzerland pets its back glorifying its superiority

In fact, so proud can it be and kudos, for it is among the very last nations on our planet to join the UN, in the league of the likes of East Timor and South Sudan ... Even the world's most repressive regimes, such as for example North Korea, felt compelled to join the UN well before the Swiss.

If they waited to join the UN so they could adapt their human rights violating ways first, well, that's a bummer. The Swiss violate most of the United Nations conventions. Oh, but that's because they have not had the time over the last 20 years? The Swiss are known to be ... slow?

Don't kid yourselves, the Swiss were there long before, pushing their continued 2nd world war agenda. Don't kid yourself, they are at least accessory to war crimes.

Council of Europe

Switzerland joined the Council of Europe as a member state on 06/05/1963. While a few are posterior to VCLT, being member of the Council of Europe (COE) requires states to execute the COE conventions regardless of their national laws, jurisprudence or praxis.

DATE CODE TITLE
01/01/1967 MP European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe
28/11/1974 HRFF Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
01/01/1984 CC European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children
01/10/1990 SAD European Convention on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters
01/02/1998 PPD Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data
01/03/2002 TTP European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
01/07/2006 CLCC Criminal Law Convention on Corruption
01/04/2013 THB Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
01/07/2014 CSEA Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
01/04/2018 DV Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

Hague Conventions

Sadly, the Hague Conventions are only applicable and not executable. They help, guide states achieve better unification of their different laws and procedures.

So for those conventions before the VCLT in 1990, Switzerland can do as they pretty please. Those after, Switzerland has to execute.

The conventions pre 1990 are part of the reason why Swiss authorities are actively involved in international child abductions with full impunity.

This is regardless of the fact Switzerland is a founding member and became a party on 06/05/1957.

It makes the non respect of these conventions by Switzerland all the more painful for Switzerland's international credibility as a state of rule of law.

DATE CODE TITLE
04/02/1969 PAPI Convention of 5 October 1961 concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of infants
17/07/1976 RDS Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations
01/01/1984 ICA Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
01/01/1995 SADC Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
01/01/1995 EAC Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
01/01/1995 IAJ Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice
01/07/2009 PRPC Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
01/07/2009 IPA Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults

Conclusion

Above I have non exhaustively listed conventions of the 3 major international bodies. I've not listed them all, nor listed other international bodies or bilateral agreements between states.

If this non exhaustive list of conventions violated by Switzerland does not show why I say Switzerland is a criminal state, then I feel sorry for you.

Each of the conventions will get discussed in the future on the blog, exactly which articles are violated, how, with evidence thereto.

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