A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) will carry out its first  thematic evaluation visit to Switzerland, from 9 to 13 March 2026, focussing on the theme of “Building trust by delivering support, protection and justice.” This visit is one of the steps in this evaluation round to monitor the implementation by Switzerland of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).

The first thematic evaluation round aims to address how national laws and policies in parties build trust, deliver support, and provide access to justice for women victims of violence, based on the questionnaire adopted by GREVIO on 13 October 2022. The visit will enable the delegation to obtain more in-depth information on the implementation of select provisions in the areas of prevention, protection, prosecution and co-ordinated policies, where the baseline evaluation report on Switzerland and the recommendations of the Committee of the Parties to the Istanbul Convention have revealed challenges and the need to take additional measures.

During the visit, the GREVIO delegation will be meeting with representatives from different ministries and public bodies as well as with representatives of the judiciary and other stakeholders working in the field of violence against women, at federal and cantonal levels.

GREVIO plans to publish its first thematic evaluation report on Switzerland in the fall of 2026.

 See also: GREVIO and Switzerland