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UN Human Rights Council faces a shifting world order

This content was published on Feb 24, 2025 The first session of the year of the UN's main human rights body will be marked by the absence of the US, a tight budget and a rebalancing of forces.

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Switzerland no longer wants to foot the bill for ‘suicide tourism’

This content was published on Feb 21, 2025 In Switzerland, all deaths through assisted suicide must be followed by a medical and legal investigation. This entails considerable costs for the state.

Garry Kasparov at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.

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Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov slams Swiss inaction on Putin’s killer drones

This content was published on Feb 20, 2025 Switzerland should do more to stop Swiss components ending up in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine, says Russian chess grandmaster and dissident Garry Kasparov.

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Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland fear long arm of China

This content was published on Feb 17, 2025 A study has revealed how China is intimidating Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland. How will the Swiss government react?

Meta ended its US fact-checking programmes in January and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said he would work with US President Donald Trump to push back on censorship around the world, including in Europe.

International Geneva

How Meta’s fact-checking shift threatens human rights

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 By scrapping its fact-checking programme, Meta risks harming already marginalised populations.

Switzerland is planning to ban international adoptions, following revelations of shady practices in the past. Other countries banning international adoptions claim they are doing it for the child’s welfare, but sometimes it’s just about power politics.

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Why countries are banning international adoptions

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 Countries banning international adoptions claim they are doing it for the child’s welfare, but sometimes it’s just about power politics.

This latest twist in the Swiss chapter of the Magnitsky case continues to place Switzerland at odds with rulings in the countries where funds were hidden including the US and the UK. In these countries Hermitage Capital was named as a victim of the Russian fraud scheme. Funds linked to the fraud were permanently confiscated or paid out as a settlement with authorities.

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New ruling on Magnitsky case forces banks to choose between Swiss judiciary and US sanctions

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The latest Swiss ruling in the Magnitsky case could force banks to breach international law. Experts say Swiss banks may face sanctions in the US.

Assisted suicide

After the first ‘Sarco pod’ death, will Switzerland introduce stricter rules for assisted suicide?

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 The first death to come about using the Sarco capsule has reignited debate on whether assisted dying should be more tightly regulated in Switzerland.

Since the war in Ukraine, disinformation has focused on spreading false claims about Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The primary aim is to undermine support for Ukraine in the international community and to discourage aid, by portraying the Ukrainian president as someone who supposedly misuses Western assistance for personal gain.

Swiss diplomacy

How Switzerland is caught up in Russia’s propaganda machine

This content was published on Jan 27, 2025 Switzerland’s neutrality has not prevented it from becoming the target of fake news and propaganda from Moscow. An explainer.

Chou En Lai, Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister, shakes hands with Mr. Petitpierre, Switzerland

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Timeline: 75 years of Swiss-Chinese relations between business and human rights

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 Seventy-five years ago, Switzerland became one of the first Western countries to recognise the newly founded People's Republic of China.

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