Expertise: Society, direct democracy, justice, human rights, Switzerland’s relations with the Spanish-speaking world, multimedia production and distribution of SWI output in social media. Initials : IP
A journalist at Swiss Radio International, the predecessor of SWI swissinfo.ch, beginning in 1999. Started out as an investigative journalist and TV reporter in Mexico.
‘Hope never dies’: Swiss help Mexicans tackle enforced disappearances
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Switzerland is offering training in forensics to Mexican officials involved in searching for, and identifying, victims of enforced disappearances.
One mother’s anguished search for the disappeared in Mexico (video)
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As Swiss forensic experts help Mexican officials tackle enforced disappearances, SWI swissinfo.ch meets one mother searching for her two missing sons.
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In London, Annecy, Berlin, Trento and Mexico City, we asked Swiss citizens living there what they expect from Swiss politicians in this election year.
‘I want more people with disabilities represented in politics’
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Swiss student Irene Stüssi is one of the 44 people taking part in the first special parliamentary session for people with disabilities in Switzerland.
Switzerland’s first blind politician on his career and direct democracy
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Manuele Bertoli is the only visually impaired member of a cantonal government in Switzerland. How did he manage to become so successful?
Collecting signatures for diversity and against transphobia in Mexico
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Alba Rojas launched a citizens’ initiative calling for the creation of a “Diversity Square” in Guadalajara’s Parque Revolución.
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The Swiss government strongly condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine. Demonstrators also called for an immediate end of military intervention.
Switzerland is wrangling over implementation of tougher tobacco laws
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The Swiss parliament is currently debating how to restrict advertising of tobacco products and ward off calls for an outright ban.
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Mexican pianist and professor Jorge Viladoms recounts how his life in Switzerland inspired him to help bring music back home.
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Skilled foreigners often struggle to find jobs that reflect their training, ability and experience. A Geneva organisation is trying to help.
‘Fear of being forced to leave Switzerland is growing’
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Many immigrants have been hard hit by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. New regulations mean that many fear taking welfare.
Coronavirus leaves irregular migrants in Switzerland in precarious situation
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The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the challenges faced by the estimated 100,000 irregular migrants, also called ‘sans papiers’, in Switzerland.
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How much does Switzerland spend on WEF security? How much does it cost to be a WEF partner or member? We answer all your questions.
The Swiss behind the world’s ‘most beautiful’ bookshop
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The world-famous El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop in Argentina’s capital owes its existence to an entrepreneurial family with Swiss roots.
