News about Human Rights in Switzerland
Welcome! Please find below a list of recent news, which are both related to human rights issues and linked to Switzerland.
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Possible apprenticeship for young irregular migrants
05.03.2010
On 3 March 2010, the National Council (House of Representatives) discussed several issues related to migration. Among them, two motions in favor of extending apprenticeship programs to undocumented...
For a Better Protection Against Racial Discrimination
01.03.2010
Despite the fact that racial discrimination is repressed by the Swiss Penal Code, protection for persons victims of such discriminations is fragmentary. This is the conclusion of a thorough study o...
Declaration adopted at the Interlaken Conference on the Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
19.02.2010
During its Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Switzerland organized a High Level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights, that took place i...
Unaccompanied Children Disappear in Switzerland
11.02.2010
Thousands of children, coming to Europe without their parents, disappear every year from lodging and reception centers without a search procedure being set in motion. In Switzerland too, experts co...
Switzerland Accepts Three Guantánamo Detainees on Humanitarian Grounds
05.02.2010
The Swiss Federal Council announced on 3 February 2010 that it would admit for humanitarian reasons two Uyghur brothers from the Chinese province of Xinjiang into Switzerland. Despite Beijing'oppos...