Switzerland – 3rd – Human rights defenders & whistle-blowers

3. New measures contained in the NAP 2024–27

(3.3) Pillar III: Access to remedy

Measure 10: Handling of complaints from human rights defenders

Switzerland supports human rights defenders, including in cases of business-related abuses. A standard operating procedure for analysing and monitoring communications will be developed to ensure that reports submitted by human rights defenders and civil society organisations, and those submitted in connection with special procedures involving Swiss companies, are systematically addressed.

Objective	Indicator	Responsibility
Reports received from human rights defenders and civil society organisations, and in connection with special procedures involving Swiss companies, are systematically addressed.	A standard operating procedure for analysing and monitoring communications is in place.	FDFA/STS

The 2024-27 National Action Plan is supplemental to the 2020-23 NAP. The 2020-2023 NAP explicitly addresses this issue.

Additional Information about the 2020-23 NAP can be found here.