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Vietnam human rights dialogue continued

This content was published on Mar 15, 2008 A Vietnamese delegation wrapped up a three-day visit on Saturday, with the main subjects of the talks being legal issues, women’s rights and international human rights. “The talks, which were marked by an openness and interest, allowed a fruitful exchange and showed the particular importance the two countries accord to dialogue,” said a foreign ministry…

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Protest takes place in Switzerland over Tibet

This content was published on Mar 15, 2008 The Swiss foreign ministry on Saturday again condemned “acts of violence” against demonstrators in Tibet, following clashes that have left around ten people dead. The unrest between protesters and Chinese security forces in Tibet’s main city, Lhasa, has been the worst in Tibet in two decades. It erupted on Friday after largely peaceful protests that…

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Tibet violence condemned

This content was published on Mar 15, 2008 In a statement issued on Saturday, it called on the Chinese authorities to stop the violence and to respect human rights. Unrest between protesters and Chinese security forces in Tibet’s main city, Lhasa, is reported to have killed ten people. The violence – the worst in Tibet since 1989 – erupted on the fifth day…

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Talks scheduled to end cargo strike

This content was published on Mar 14, 2008 The chief executive of Federal Railways said the discussions would take place on Saturday and there were no conditions attached. The main railway workers union said they were interested in face-to-face meetings. A week ago Federal Railways announced more than 400 job cuts at its cargo unit, prompting a public outcry particularly in the southern…

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Prosecutor has Darfur masterminds in sights

This content was published on Mar 12, 2008 swissinfo talked to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who has vowed to target the most senior people behind the violence, ahead of a debate on Darfur held on the sidelines of the International Film Festival on Human Rights in Geneva. In February 2007, the ICC indicted two Sudanese officials for war crimes relating to Darfur – Ahmad Harun,…

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Raising the voices of war victims

This content was published on Mar 12, 2008 Eighteen years later her younger sister has spoken in the Swiss capital, Bern, of the challenges – and frustrations – she has faced in pursuing justice over the murder of her sister. Shortly before her death, Myrna Mack had been conducting research in politically sensitive areas. Her 1990 publication, which detailed the disposession of indigenous…

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Stamp of approval for new passports

This content was published on Mar 12, 2008 The passports – which have been in a trial phase since September 2006 – will include a chip that stores two fingerprints and the holder’s facial image. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said on Wednesday that the cost of obtaining a biometric passport – currently SFr250 ($243) – would be lowered. Citizens not wanting to travel…

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National register to simplify police inquiry

This content was published on Mar 11, 2008 The move also aims to provide the legal basis for the use of the European security system from July. The Senate on Tuesday unanimously followed the House of Representatives in endorsing the measures. The speaker of the legal affairs committee said the cantonal authorities – which are largely autonomous in police matters – called for…

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Cargo workers continue action over job cuts

This content was published on Mar 10, 2008 Strikers at the Bellinzona facility on Monday won the support of the regional authorities and the church as they pledged to continue their action in protest at the planned job losses. The 400 workers at the state-run locomotive repair facility in the southern Ticino region vowed to press on with the industrial action which they…

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Cabinet rejects gag on official information

This content was published on Mar 10, 2008 Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin said it was in the interests of voters and democracy to learn all the facts about an issue at stake. He added that acceptance of the proposal, to come to a nationwide vote on June 1, would mean a reversal of current practice. However, the government approved a plan to grant…

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