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Мерседес Феррейра-Фрей та її чоловік Роланд, які живуть у Швейцарії, навіть у жахливому сні не могли собі уявити, що додому з України зі своєю довгоочікуваною дитиною вони поїдуть у момент початку в Європі першої з 1945 року великомасштабної війни: 24…
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation’s charity has collected more than CHF115 million ($120 million) for the victims of the war in Ukraine. Swiss Solidarity said on Tuesday that the public had donated CHF115,132,116 since March. The money is to be used…
The number of Swiss citizens abroad increased by 1.5% in 2021, according to data released by the Federal Statistical Office on Thursday. The total registered with a Swiss diplomatic representation abroad now stands at 788,000. Compared with 2020, the numbers…
Jewish organisations in Switzerland have expressed renewed concern about tensions in society fuelling anti-Semitism. In a report published on Tuesday by the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Foundation against Racism and Anti-Semitism, the authors note a significant increase in…
The UN Human Rights Council’s spring session is about to begin. Though the council cannot impose sanctions or prosecute rights abusers, it remains hugely important for victims of rights violations. Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by human…
In January the ICRC was hacked, compromising the data of half a million vulnerable people. But how vulnerable are aid agencies themselves to cyber-attacks? Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by cybersecurity and humanitarian experts. “It’s an attack on people…
New technologies and global threats are transforming the way wars are fought. How are humanitarian organisations and the laws of war facing up to the challenge? Henry Dunant witnessed the horrors of the battle of Solferino in 1859. This gave…
The federal court has overturned the conviction of a former regional vice president of assisted suicide group Exit for having helped a healthy 86-year-old woman to die. The case has been sent back to the cantonal court in Geneva. In…
A 3D-printed capsule destined for use in assisted suicide hopes to operate in Switzerland, according to Exit International, the organisation that developed the ‘Sarco’ machine. This article was corrected following a December 8 investigation by watson.ch: claims by Philip Nitschke that he…
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