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Red Cross youth highlight challenges ahead

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 The youngsters had travelled by foot and by bus from Solferino in northern Italy to Geneva to present leaders with a message outlining solutions for today’s humanitarian challenges. The declaration covers a wide range of issues including HIV and climate change. The aim is to encourage leaders to better recognise the potential of young people…

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Crime largely continues to fall

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 In a report released on Thursday by the Federal Police Office (Fedpol), the total number of reported crimes dropped to 275,645 cases in 2008, a 1.3 per cent decrease compared with the previous year. Authorities say a decrease in theft is namely responsible for the drop. Cases involving blackmail dropped almost 38 per cent and…

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Transparency law unknown and underused

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 Speaking this week they said there have been just 565 requests for access to unreleased official information since the law on transparency was introduced in 2006. The figure pales in comparison to Britain, which has around 100,000 requests a year using similar legislation, and the United States, where there are millions. Use is even low…

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New abduction law reinforces children’s rights

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 Each year, Swiss authorities handle up to 200 cases of international child abduction, where children are caught in a tug-of-love wrangle between separated parents, usually of different nationalities. In 2008, 73 per cent of the time it was the mother who carried out the abduction. On Wednesday, a new Swiss law concerning the international abduction…

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Geneva hosts new round of Georgia-Russia talks

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 The talks, aimed at finding an accord on security arrangements, were the sixth since armed forces from the two sides clashed over the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia last August. Pierre Morel, one of the co-chairman of the meeting, told a media conference afterwards that the talks had sometimes been “difficult, without being dramatic,”…

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More cost cutting to reduce health spending

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 They include a new price structure for generics as well as lowering rebates for excess payments of insurance takers, and are due to come into force gradually by the beginning of next year. The measures aim to cut spending by about SFr400 million ($370.3 million) and to help health insurance companies to calculate premiums for…

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Iranian ambassador summoned

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 A foreign ministry spokesman said Switzerland reminded Iran that it should respect freedom of expression and assembly, and said it was concerned about acts of violence. The spokesman said Bern was considering suspending its human rights dialogue with Tehran. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey called on the Iranian government last week to act with restraint when…

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Government sets date for minaret ballot

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 Two other issues, including a ban on the export of war material, will also be put to a nationwide vote the same day, according to a statement by the Federal Chancellery on Wednesday. In a recent interview with swissinfo.ch, Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said she hoped emotional factors would not influence the debate in the…

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Geneva hosts new round of Georgia-Russia talks

This content was published on Jul 1, 2009 Wednesday’s talks are the sixth since armed forces from the two sides clashed over the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia last August. Just two days before the talks began, Russia started its biggest military exercises involving 8,500 troops in the Caucasus since the conflict. The talks also come one day after the expiry of…

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