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Plan to register old guns rejected

This content was published on Sep 24, 2015 On Thursday, the Senate followed the House of Representatives in refusing a government proposal to introduce mandatory gun registration for all firearms, including those acquired before December 2008. At the moment, only guns acquired after 2008 have to be included in cantonal registries. There are an estimated two million firearms in circulation in Switzerland, of…

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Think tank cautions against high hopes for Agenda 2030

This content was published on Sep 24, 2015 Alliance Sud, a Swiss think tank of six leading development organisations and charities, welcomes the United Nations Agenda 2030 as a compromise of sorts. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)External link are expected to be approved by world leaders in New York later this week. “It is a document riddled with contradictions,” says Eva Schmassmann, the…

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NGO says governments must be held accountable

This content was published on Sep 24, 2015 “We would have wished for some stronger language in anchoring human and social rights aspects,” says Iain Levine, Deputy Chief Executive for Program at HRW. “Whatever the strengths and weaknesses of the goals as now defined, the critical challenge is going to be in the implementation, the monitoring and the mechanisms that hold governments accountable,…

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Swiss president backs divisive EU refugee deal

This content was published on Sep 22, 2015 Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga says the new deal to share 120,000 refugees between most of the countries in the European Union is an “important stage” towards a common European policy of solidarity towards refugees.

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Parliament green lights speedier asylum process

This content was published on Sep 22, 2015 Under the law, which was rubbed stamped on Tuesday, most asylum requests should be decided within 140 days of being submitted, including time for appeals. This aims to reduce costs, but also to avoid well-integrated asylum seekers who have been in Switzerland for a long time from being deported. Asylum seekers will be also be…

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New intelligence law likely to face referendum

This content was published on Sep 22, 2015 Parliament has approved a law giving the Swiss intelligence service greater powers to monitor private communications in Switzerland.

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Big families and young poor to receive less money

This content was published on Sep 21, 2015 The directors of social affairs on Monday said they also agreed to reduce payments to “uncooperative” welfare recipients as part of a reform of the regulations on welfare payments to come into force next January. Households with six members or more will have to cope with cuts of CHF76 ($78.4) per month and head. Individuals…

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Swiss troops train for mass migration scenario

This content was published on Sep 21, 2015 This weekend, thousands of migrants were stuck at the Hungarian/Austrian border, while more than 4,000 people fleeing their homelands were rescued in the Mediterranean on one single day. It coincided in Switzerland with a large-scale army exercise codenamed “Conex 15”. Soldiers are training with border police so they know what to do if large groups…

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Panel emphasises protection of migrants

This content was published on Sep 21, 2015 A list of recommended measures to be taken by Switzerland was published days after a representative from the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) berated Switzerland for not granting more Syrians full refugee status rather than temporary residency. The Federal Commission on Migration wrote in a communiqué that it currently “does not speak of a refugee…

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Swiss are ‘too restrictive’ over Syrian refugees

This content was published on Sep 20, 2015 Switzerland should grant more Syrians full refugee status rather than just temporary residency, a top official from the United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) has declared.

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