Cluster: Geopolitics

Guatemala’s ex-president takes Geneva to court

This content was published on Sep 1, 2024 Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has filed a criminal complaint against the Geneva prosecutor for slander.

Curious onlookers photograph an F-35 jet during a demonstration in Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Neutral Switzerland dips its toe in European military activities

This content was published on Aug 31, 2024 The Swiss government has decided to participate in military projects of the European Union. What does this mean for the country's neutrality?

International Geneva

Explainer: Why NATO is opening an office in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 30, 2024 NATO will open a liaison office in Geneva later this year, raising concerns about Swiss neutrality and the city’s reputation as the “capital of peace”. SWI swissinfo.ch explains what is at stake.

Criticism of the mandate for a new free trade agreement with China is being voiced

Foreign Affairs

Criticism voiced over terms for a new free trade deal with China

This content was published on Aug 28, 2024 Left-wing parties criticised the lack of binding regulations on the protection of human rights.

An Afghan girl, pupil of Wild Flower, doing homework

Foreign Affairs

How distance learning keeps Afghan girls’ education hopes alive

This content was published on Aug 27, 2024 From Bangladesh to Switzerland, advocates backing online classes for women and girls in Afghanistan say states must step up pressure on the Taliban to restore the right to education.

Cassis: humanitarian law "cannot be an à la carte right".

Foreign Affairs

Humanitarian law “not an à la carte right”: Swiss foreign minister

This content was published on Aug 26, 2024 UN Security Council members, with the exception of Moscow, are in Geneva for the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions.

International Geneva

Sudan: Swiss among mediators calling for continuous flow of aid

This content was published on Aug 23, 2024 The seven parties, including Switzerland, who led ten days of talks on Sudan in the Geneva region, are calling for the new flow of aid to “continue and accelerate”.

whale being winched off a boat into a port

International Geneva

Is Japanese commercial whaling compatible with international law?

This content was published on Aug 23, 2024 The possible extradition of Sea Shepherd activist Paul Watson to Japan has raised questions about the global rules for commercial whaling – a practice officially banned in 1986.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland unable to properly verify weapons exported to India

This content was published on Aug 22, 2024 Switzerland is finding it difficult to monitor India over rules governing the non-re-exportation of war materiel.

International Geneva

One human rights defender, and three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Afghan human rights defender Fereshta Abbasi tells Inside Geneva why her fight for gender equality is not over.

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