Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights (SCHR)

Thematic Clusters

Migration

UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
The SCHR’s analysis paper of the second revised draft is now available in English. More information on the German and French webpages.
Implementation of the Right to Participation of Children regarding Art. 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Switzerland
The study examines the implementation of children’s right to participate (Article 12 of the UNCRC) in Switzerland and formulates some recommendations to the authorities. The summary of the study is available in English. More informations on the German and French webpages.
Annual Report 2020
The impact of the Corona pandemic on human rights in Switzerland, developments of the past decade in the field of businesses and human rights, the newest debates on the NHRI and the final phase of the SCHR. All this and more in the Annual Report 2020.
The European Court of Human Rights and the Protection of Private Life against Surveillance
The brochure sheds light on the tensions between the right to respect for private life and surveillance measures and which criteria these must contain in order to prevent potential violations of this right.
The European Court of Human Rights and Freedom of Expression on the Internet
The brochure explains how and based on which criteria the ECHR restricts freedom of expression online.