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Rwandan war criminal expelled

This content was published on Nov 8, 2006 swissinfo spoke to Philip Grant about the case. Grant is president of the Swiss non-governmental organisation, Trial (Track Impunity Always). According to Trial, the conviction of the former mayor of the town of Mushubati was the first by a non-Rwandan foreign court. The former mayor was accused of using his influence to incite the killing…

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Christian Democrats pay tribute to Josi Meier

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 Known as the “Grand Old Lady” of Swiss politics, Meier – who died on Saturday- was one of the first women in parliament after female suffrage at federal level was finally won in 1971. Meier, who hailed from Lucerne and was a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party, was known for her wit and…

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OECD demands more reforms to disability scheme

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 The scheme, which is undergoing its fifth revision, needs to provide more incentives to get people off benefits and back into work. The OECD’s remarks were contained in a report released on Tuesday comparing invalidity insurance schemes in Poland, Norway and Switzerland. The organisation plans to review nine other countries’ systems in the near future.…

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Swiss-American voters worried by Iraq

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 But unlike the Jewish, Afro-American or Muslim communities, the Swiss will not vote as a bloc in favour of the Democratic or the Republican parties. Erdmann Schmocker, a historian, says that the Swiss community is so old, diverse and widespread that it is difficult to say whether its members are aligned with one of the…

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ICRC demands urgent action on cluster bombs

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 The Geneva-based organisation is urging states to take a catalogue of measures at a conference that opens in the western Swiss city on Tuesday. These include an immediate end to the use of inaccurate and unreliable cluster munitions and the elimination of their stocks, and a ban on using cluster munitions against military targets in…

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Calmy-Rey and Solana discuss global hotspots

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 Calmy-Rey held wide-ranging talks with Solana in Brussels on Monday that also included the status of the province of Kosovo, the Middle East and Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. She said that states in the Human Rights Council all too often judged the human rights situation in individual countries according to their own foreign policy interests…

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Ogi wins UN backing for bigger role for sport

This content was published on Nov 4, 2006 Switzerland’s Adolf Ogi says he’s pleased that the United Nations General Assembly decided to extend his mandate, but it is not yet clear whether he will stay in his post for another year. “Our activities have created a lot of goodwill,” Ogi told swissinfo in New York. “It’s like mountain climbing, you go step by…

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Swiss gypsies demand end to discrimination

This content was published on Nov 2, 2006 Backed by the Federal Commission against Racism, they are demanding that the government follows through on promises to create new campsites and parking areas. The commission and the Foundation for Assuring the Future of Swiss Travellers, a body within the interior ministry that helps to improve the lives of the travelling community, have called on…

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Government slaps arms embargo on Lebanon

This content was published on Nov 1, 2006 The economics ministry said the embargo was not aimed at the Lebanese authorities but was intended to prevent Swiss weapons from reaching armed militias. The ban is to come into force on Thursday nearly three months after the UN Security Council in New York approved a resolution in an effort to bolster a ceasefire between…

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Zurich flight talks still up in the air

This content was published on Oct 31, 2006 There was no breakthrough on Tuesday in Berlin, but both sides agreed to set up a working group and another high-level meeting in March 2007. The contentious issue of flight paths into Switzerland’s largest airport and the resulting noise pollution have poisoned bilateral relations. In March 2003 the Swiss parliament rejected an accord with Germany,…

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