Naturalisation matters in Switzerland: Collected news items

Switzerland to vote on transparency in party financing

14.03.2018

Political parties are spending more and more money to influence people’s opinions. But the parties are mostly...

Latest recommendations for Switzerland from the UN Human Rights Committee

09.08.2017

The panel of experts for the supervision of the UN covenant on civil and political rights, the Human Rights Committee...

Institutional discrimination in the new Citizenship Act

06.10.2016

On 17 June 2016, the Federal Council passed an ordinance to revise the citizenship act and put the new naturalisation...

Political rights for foreigners in Switzerland

19.08.2015

In Switzerland, foreigners are largely excluded from participation in the political system. They can't cast votes in...

Empirical studies on origin-related discrimination during the naturalisation process

06.02.2013

Naturalisation decisions made on the basis of direct democratic votes frequently lead to a discriminating outcome. This...

Freedom of the press: on Switzerland's leading role

24.11.2010

With regard to freedom of expression, Switzerland is praised highly in a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In...

Human Rights Committee’s recommendations to Switzerland

01.12.2009

On 30 October 2009, the UN human rights committee – which is responsible for the monitoring of UN Covenant on...

Strasbourg reprehends Switzerland for violating freedom of expression during WEF

15.10.2009

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg has convicted Switzerland of violating the freedom of expression (art....

Controversial Poster Allowed During Campaign

29.07.2009

During the 2007 election campaign, the right wing party Central Democratic Union (CDU) used in the canton of Valais a...

Foreign nationals deserve the same human rights No to the initiative on naturalisation

16.05.2008

On 1st June 2008, Swiss voters rejected with more than 63% a controversial naturalisation initiative “for...

Switzerland Contests Strasbourg Decision for the First Time and Wants to Control Indiscretions

15.05.2008

In April 2006, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled four votes to three that the Swiss...

Third Country Report to the HRC quietly published

25.03.2008

Switzerland delivered its third state report concerning the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...

Headscarf no obstacle to receiving Swiss passport

11.03.2008

The Federal Court revoked two negative decisions by the municipalities of Birr and Buchs (both Canton Aarau)...

Acquittal of journalists in the «Fax Affair»

20.02.2008

Three Swiss journalists charged by a military court for illegally publishing a classified fax have been acquitted. The...

No violation of right to freedom of expression

11.12.2007

Contrary to the decision of the Small Chamber last year, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights did...

Anti-racism law: controversial statements by the Swiss minister of justice

09.08.2007

Early October 2006, the Swiss Justice Minister, Christoph Blocher, attacked Swiss anti-racism laws whilst visiting...

In-depth study on Swiss naturalisation policy

09.01.2007

Naturalisation is a recurrent subject in Swiss politics. With less than a year to go before the next federal...

Does Switzerland need a ban of racist symbols?

30.11.-0001

The Swiss Confederation wants to handle with a penal punishement the use, diffusion or fabrication of racist symbols...

Freedom of expression

01.01.1970

In this section you find news concerning freedom of expression in Switzerland.


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