Human Rights Council adopts Swiss resolution on peaceful protests
At the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss-led resolution to protect human rights during peaceful demonstrations was accepted.
This content was published on
2 minutes
Keystone-SDA
Italiano
it
Consiglio diritti umani: manifestazioni; sì a risoluzione svizzera
Original
The resolution focuses on the tools used by law enforcement in the context of peaceful protests, the Swiss foreign ministry said in a press releaseExternal link on Friday.
Via the resolution, Switzerland – jointly with Costa Rica – has continued its decade-long commitment in this area, the ministry added.
More
More
Humanitarian law: bleak headlines, but not all bad news
This content was published on
International humanitarian law is supposed to protect people in times of war. As is clear from the news, it’s often ignored.
According to the ministry, the aim is to help authorities better fulfill their obligations in this area, such as “facilitating demonstrations and ensuring they proceed safely”.
The Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted the resolution by consensus, which the foreign ministry considers a success for Switzerland.
In its response to the presentation by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, Switzerland meanwhile focused on several other human rights issues around the world: a draft law in Gambia to abolish a ban on female genital mutilation; respect for the freedom of expression and freedom of association in Georgia; minority rights; and calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages, and increased humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Adapted from Italian by Keystone-SDA/dos
This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.
If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.
External Content
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Almost finished… We need to confirm your email address. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you.
Popular Stories
More
Life & Aging
Zurich: how the world capital of housing shortages is tackling the problem
Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?
Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
In Switzerland more people are being referred to electrical therapies or psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Are there similar approaches where you live?
Ex-sect member sentenced in Zurich for sexual abuse
This content was published on
Zurich District Court has sentenced a former member of the globally active sect "Children of God" to a partial prison sentence.
SNB chairman does not rule out slowdown in Swiss growth
This content was published on
Martin Schlegel, chairman of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), does not rule out a weakening of the Swiss economy in light of the tariff dispute.
Swiss NGOs abroad to receive 10% less federal funding
This content was published on
In 2025 and 2026, Swiss NGOs will have 10% less federal funding available for international cooperation than in the previous two-year period.
Swiss parties spent less than CHF1 million on February green vote
This content was published on
Swiss political parties spent CHF 700,000 ($840,000) on campaigns in the run-up to the overwhelmingly defeated vote on February 9, according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office.
This content was published on
Swisswool, the largest Swiss wool processor, is not accepting any wool for the first time this spring. For many sheep farmers, the only option is to get rid of the wool.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.