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The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war is the latest chapter in a long-standing Middle East conflict. Since the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897, Switzerland has been a symbol of neutrality and humanitarianism, actively supporting aid delivery in the region. Here are some key moments in Switzerland’s relations with the Middle East 👉 http://s.swissin.fo/d3W3DYE --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on...

Can the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, now 75-years-old, still keep its promise of freedom, equality and justice for all? Imogen Foulkes puts the question to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or...

In this Inside Geneva podcast special to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Imogen Foulkes talks to the men and women who have led the UN’s human rights over the years. It’s called the UN’s most difficult job - so what were their successes…and their failures? Contents: 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - Jose Ayala Lasso, UN Human Rights Commissioner 1994 – 1997 7:05 - Mary Robinson UN Human Rights Commissioner 1997 – 2002 11:58 -...

Many countries in Africa have few practicing forensic pathologists. A medical institute in Switzerland is working to change this. The University Centre of Legal Medicine (CURML), run by the university hospitals of Geneva and Lausanne, set up an annual training programme for African professionals, like judges, lawyers, police officers and doctors, to improve their forensic skills. Their tuition fees are covered by the canton of Geneva and the Swiss government. --- swissinfo.ch is the...

Fabrizio Carboni, the Regional Director of the Middle East section of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), explains how the organisation's neutrality was vital in building up trust with Isreal and Hamas to facilitate hostage releases. For more on this story, visit http://www.swissinfo.ch --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events....

Every year, thousands of people in Mexico disappear at the hands of organised criminal groups or government forces, leaving their families searching for answers. Tomorrow we will look at how forensic experts in Switzerland are trying to lend a hand to solve some of these cases. Click here to get notified when the full video goes live 👉 https://youtu.be/GkzlIPiF5qk --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on...

In Mexico, many relatives of people who have been forcibly disappeared are actively searching for their missing loved ones, as authorities struggle to cope with the sheer scale of disappearances in the country. This Thursday, we will look at how forensic experts in Switzerland are trying to lend these authorities a hand. Click here to get notified when the full video goes live 👉 https://youtu.be/GkzlIPiF5qk --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting...

The University of Lausanne’s School of Criminal Sciences and the University Centre of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva set up courses in forensic science for Mexican officials involved in search and investigation of the disappeared. We spoke to Christophe Champod, director of the Lausanne school. “What we are trying to do is give them a methodology that they can apply in their own situation.” Click here to get notified when the full video goes live 👉...

Mexico has more than 110,000 missing persons and 52,000 unidentified bodies. The Mexican authorities asked other countries including Switzerland for help in tackling their "forensic crisis". This Swiss responded by setting up forensic science courses for Mexican officials at the University of Lausanne’s School of Criminal Science. School director, Christophe Champod, says evidence is gathered using certain tools like a drone. The equipment was tested on bags of buried...

Switzerland, a model democracy, is tired of politics. 🗳️⁠ ⁠ This is how some have analysed the turnout at the most recent Swiss elections. ⁠ ⁠ At 46.6%, voter turnout is admittedly slightly higher than in 2019 (45%). But as has always been the case in recent decades, more than half the electorate failed to turn out at the polls. ⁠ ⁠ Here are two possible reasons for this. What do you think about it? ⁠ ⁠ Click here to see how the Swiss Abroad voted differently last October:...