Cluster: Geopolitics

Warning from Geneva: perpetrators of Libyan atrocities will be held accountable

This content was published on Jun 30, 2020 Geneva-based political scientist Hasni Abidi discusses the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Libyan conflict.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss court finds Ukrainian politician guilty of money laundering

This content was published on Jun 29, 2020 A Swiss court has convicted former Ukrainian lawmaker Mykola Martynenko and a second unnamed Ukrainian national of money laundering.

People in face masks walking from buses to a building

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland mediates in Myanmar election process

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Political parties in Myanmar have signed a code of conduct for peaceful elections and a fair election campaign. Switzerland served as the mediator.

Foreign Affairs

Mafia member arrested near Swiss capital

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Swiss police have arrested a fugitive as part of the new Interpol Cooperation Against ’Ndrangheta project.

Opinion

International Geneva

Is it the toughest job at the UN?

This content was published on Jun 27, 2020 Imogen Foulkes reflects on her recent interview with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014-2018.

International Geneva

Switzerland merits seat on UN Security Council, says minister

This content was published on Jun 26, 2020 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis says Switzerland deserves a non-permanent seat on the Security Council in 2023-2024.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland slaps sanctions on top Nicaragua officials

This content was published on Jun 24, 2020 Switzerland is imposing sanctions on Nicaragua in response to ongoing violations against human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

A PKK militant stands at a barricade in Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey (2016).

Foreign Affairs

Swiss court approves extradition of PKK recruiter to Germany

This content was published on Jun 24, 2020 The Supreme Court approved the extradition of a leader of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), which Switzerland considers a criminal organisation. According to German authorities, the man recruited people for the People’s Defence Forces (known by its Kurdish acronym HPG), the military wing of the PKK. The court points out that the crime allegedly committed…

Foreign Affairs

Audit criticises Swiss Embassy renovation in Washington

This content was published on Jun 22, 2020 The renovations of the chancery office building in the United States capital are too expensive, finds the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO).

The relief supplies wait to be loaded onto a cargo plane at Zurich Airport

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland organises humanitarian aid flight to Venezuela

This content was published on Jun 20, 2020 Switzerland has flown nearly 100 tonnes of relief aid, mainly medical supplies, to Venezuela to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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