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UN expert fears creeping isolationism in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 2, 2019 The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, gave his views on Switzerland’s stated goalsExternal link in this area for the period 2021-2024. Switzerland says it plans to rationalise its international cooperation with some changes of priority. But during a visit to Switzerland on Wednesday, Alfarargi expressed fears that the new look…

Lawyer Azizbek Ashurov, the winner of the 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

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Kyrgyz lawyer wins prestigious UN award for work to end statelessness

This content was published on Oct 2, 2019 A human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan has won the United Nations Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.

School children of the Canton of Geneva sign a banner against the child labour

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UN experts raise concerns over Swiss ‘responsible business’ initiative

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 United Nations human rights experts have raised concerns over the Swiss government’s position on the “responsible business” initiative.

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How states are trying to slowly kill off the death penalty

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 Switzerland and other states have managed to push through a resolution against the death penalty at the UN Human Rights Council.

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‘Quite an adventure’: How the Swiss brought peace to Mozambique

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 As lead mediator of Mozambique's peace deal, Mirko Manzoni spent three years shuttling between the president and rebels in the bush.

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Confiscated luxury cars yield CHF27 million at Geneva auction

This content was published on Sep 29, 2019 Seven Ferraris, three Lamborghinis, five Bentleys, a Maserati and a McLaren were among the vehicles up for grabs. The most expensive sales included a white-and-cream 2014 Lamborghini Veneno roadster that went for CHF8.28 million and a 2015 Koenigsegg One:1 that fetched CHF4.6 million. BonhamsExternal link had initially predicted that the collection would fetch a total of CHF18.5 million.…

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Swiss insist on worker protection in World Expo prep

This content was published on Sep 29, 2019 Contractors hired to work on the Swiss Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai can expect worker protection and equal pay regardless of gender.

The Swiss subsidiary of BNP Paribas bank

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BNP Paribas bank accused of complicity in Sudan rights abuses

This content was published on Sep 27, 2019 Victims of rights abuses in Sudan have filed a legal complaint against the French BNP Paribas bank and its Swiss subsidiary.

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Outgoing UN human rights delegate blasts Swiss foreign minister

This content was published on Sep 26, 2019 A day before he finishes up his mandate at the United Nations, veteran Swiss diplomat Jean Ziegler has expressed harsh criticism of the policies of Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.

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