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Data commissioner vows to defend basic rights

This content was published on Mar 16, 2016 He won 139 votes in a secret ballot in a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday. More than 50 parliamentarians came out against his nomination by the government last November. Addressing the media, Lobsiger said his role was to raise awareness of the risks and opportunities of the use…

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Swiss plutonium never meant for bomb making

This content was published on Mar 15, 2016 A northern Swiss research facility stored a secret stash of plutonium in a form that would have been difficult to use to make bombs.

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Government endorses Swiss fast-track procedure

This content was published on Mar 14, 2016 A federal report concludes that Switzerland’s experiment with fast-track asylum procedures are a big success.

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Bunkers to be commandeered for asylum needs

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 The regulation, which comes into force on April 1, is a precautionary measure, the Swiss defence ministry said on Friday.External link Some civilian bunkers are already being used as accommodation for asylum seekers. In Switzerland the federal authorities are responsible for asylum proceedings but it has been up to the country’s 26 cantonal authorities, which…

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Public finance in crosshairs of Swiss and Peruvian authorities

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Swiss authorities are in Peru to improve its poor management of public finances – and help the country gain OECD membership.

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EU won’t ban Swiss army rifles at home

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Sommaruga spoke after Thursday’s meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels who agreed to review the draft plans after taking into account a wide variety of objections. She said those plans – which could have barred minors from owning firearms, restricted online weapons sales and, notably for the Swiss, banned private use of most semi-automatic…

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Grumblings over Geneva UN complex makeover

This content was published on Mar 10, 2016 United Nations officials have shared details of the renovation work due to begin next year on the sprawling and historic Palais des Nations complex in Geneva. Some staff are unhappy with the plans for a makeover into a modern operational UN hub.

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Green light for Swiss to extradite Turk to Germany

This content was published on Mar 9, 2016 The 52-year-old is accused by the German authorities of having been since 2012 a leading member of a foreign branch of the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML). The Party’s guerrilla army, TiKKO, is accused of carrying out attacks in Turkey, causing civilian casualties. In April 2015, Germany requested the man be arrested and extradited. The…

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In Geneva, a quest for human rights tempered by national rivalries

This content was published on Mar 9, 2016 The newest incarnation of the United Nations’ top human rights body marks its 10-year anniversary as violations recur across the globe.

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In Geneva, human rights mixes with national rivalries

This content was published on Mar 9, 2016 The newest incarnation of the United Nations’ top human rights body is marking its 10-year anniversary, and while the 47-nation Human Rights Council is an improvement on its predecessor, that has not put an end to violations that recur across the globe including the most advanced democracies.

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