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Calmy-Rey heads to Iran

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 The meeting will take place on Monday in Tehran, said the foreign ministry in a statement. Human rights will be on the agenda as well as a gas supply agreement. Calmy-Rey will bring up the ongoing human rights dialogue between the two countries. “[She] will also express her concern about the human rights situation in…

No solution found over cargo strike

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 Representatives were unable to reach an agreement at a meeting in Biasca in the southern canton of Ticino which went on into late Saturday evening. Federal Railways has announced more than 400 job cuts at its cargo unit after the freight operation suffered a loss of SFr190 million ($190.3 million) last year. This has prompted…

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No solution found over cargo strike

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 The two sides were unable to reach an agreement at a meeting in the Biasca in the southern canton of Ticino which went on into late Saturday evening. The federal railways have announced more than 400 job cuts at its cargo unit, which prompted a public outcry particularly in the Ticino region. Workers at a…

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Pensions boss faces tough challenges

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 Netzer, who started on January 1, has to contend with the economic impact of the United States subprime mortgage crisis as well as the repercussions of an ageing society. Before this job, Netzer worked in the banking industry; he is now managing assets worth SFr27 billion ($26.7 billion). The pensions issue is due to be…

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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…

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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