Naturalisation matters in Switzerland: Collected news items
14.03.2018
Political parties are spending more and more money to influence people’s opinions. But the parties are mostly...
09.08.2017
The panel of experts for the supervision of the UN covenant on civil and political rights, the Human Rights Committee...
06.10.2016
On 17 June 2016, the Federal Council passed an ordinance to revise the citizenship act and put the new naturalisation...
19.08.2015
In Switzerland, foreigners are largely excluded from participation in the political system. They can't cast votes in...
06.02.2013
Naturalisation decisions made on the basis of direct democratic votes frequently lead to a discriminating outcome. This...
24.11.2010
With regard to freedom of expression, Switzerland is praised highly in a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In...
01.12.2009
On 30 October 2009, the UN human rights committee – which is responsible for the monitoring of UN Covenant on...
15.10.2009
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg has convicted Switzerland of violating the freedom of expression (art....
29.07.2009
During the 2007 election campaign, the right wing party Central Democratic Union (CDU) used in the canton of Valais a...
16.05.2008
On 1st June 2008, Swiss voters rejected with more than 63% a controversial naturalisation initiative “for...
15.05.2008
In April 2006, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled four votes to three that the Swiss...
25.03.2008
Switzerland delivered its third state report concerning the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...
11.03.2008
The Federal Court revoked two negative decisions by the municipalities of Birr and Buchs (both Canton Aarau)...
20.02.2008
Three Swiss journalists charged by a military court for illegally publishing a classified fax have been acquitted. The...
11.12.2007
Contrary to the decision of the Small Chamber last year, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights did...
09.08.2007
Early October 2006, the Swiss Justice Minister, Christoph Blocher, attacked Swiss anti-racism laws whilst visiting...
09.01.2007
Naturalisation is a recurrent subject in Swiss politics. With less than a year to go before the next federal...
30.11.-0001
The Swiss Confederation wants to handle with a penal punishement the use, diffusion or fabrication of racist symbols...
01.01.1970
In this section you find news concerning freedom of expression in Switzerland.