https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In an ongoing effort to include foreign nationals in Switzerland’s political decisions, one party is proposing granting voting rights to foreign nationals in federal elections. It submitted the project on Monday, while the parliament is in its spring session. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210302/qa-will-foreigners-in-switzerland-finally-get-the-right-to-vote-in-federal-elections Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:00:29 +0100 qa-will-foreigners-in-switzerland-finally-get-the-right-to-vote-in-federal-elections On International Women’s Day, The Local outlines a few things you may not have known about the evolution of women’s rights in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190308/12-fascinating-facts-about-the-history-of-womens-rights-in-switzerland Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:42:21 +0100 12-fascinating-facts-about-the-history-of-womens-rights-in-switzerland A Swiss parliamentary commission is to prepare a study on gay marriage after the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) on Friday failed in its bid to bury the issue. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170616/gay-marriage-back-on-the-discussion-table-in-swiss-parliament Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:58:49 +0200 gay-marriage-back-on-the-discussion-table-in-swiss-parliament A single mother who wanted to keep the identity of her daughter's father secret from the child has lost her final appeal and been ordered to reveal who he is. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160909/mum-must-tell-daughter-who-her-dad-is-swiss-court Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:15:12 +0200 mum-must-tell-daughter-who-her-dad-is-swiss-court Rain didn’t dampen the festive atmosphere at the annual Zurich Pride parade that brought together 9,000 members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160612/pride-parade-bangs-the-drum-for-lgbt-rights Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:20:21 +0200 pride-parade-bangs-the-drum-for-lgbt-rights The World Health Organization on Monday released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160516/who-how-to-treat-fgm-victims Mon, 16 May 2016 17:43:07 +0200 who-how-to-treat-fgm-victims If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160415/5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200 5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu A growing number of migrants worldwide are fleeing "sickening atrocities" and often encounter cruelty and xenophobia instead of compassion, the UN's rights chief said Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160229/un-rights-chief-attacks-rising-xenophobia Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:34:19 +0100 un-rights-chief-attacks-rising-xenophobia The UN human rights chief has warned that thousands may have died of starvation during sieges affecting nearly half a million people in Syria. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160229/thousands-may-have-starved-in-syria-un-rights-chief Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:42:49 +0100 thousands-may-have-starved-in-syria-un-rights-chief UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for urgent international action to halt the bloodshed in Syria. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130510/syria-massacres-must-spur-action-un-rights-chief Fri, 10 May 2013 18:52:00 +0200 syria-massacres-must-spur-action-un-rights-chief