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 More than one in five women in Switzerland aged 16 and over has been the victim of sexual assault, but only eight percent of cases are reported to police, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190521/one-in-five-swiss-women-a-victim-of-sexual-assault Tue, 21 May 2019 18:49:58 +0200 one-in-five-swiss-women-a-victim-of-sexual-assault One of the most famous chocolate companies in the world is seemingly the latest victim in the Harvey Weinstein scandal, filing a US lawsuit against the disgraced mogul's former company over a cancelled Golden Globes party. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180224/swiss-chocolatier-lindt-and-sprungli-sues-weinstein-company Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:42:20 +0100 swiss-chocolatier-lindt-and-sprungli-sues-weinstein-company French police on Wednesday detained prominent Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, a legal source said, months after two women filed rape charges against him. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180131/swiss-academic-detained-by-french-police-over-rape-allegations Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:36:31 +0100 swiss-academic-detained-by-french-police-over-rape-allegations Yannick Buttet will return to his role as president of the Collombey-Muraz commune in the canton of Valais on February 1st, nearly two months after he took leave following allegations of sexual harassment against him. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180131/former-mp-accused-of-sexual-harassment-returns-to-mayoral-role Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:07:56 +0100 former-mp-accused-of-sexual-harassment-returns-to-mayoral-role Swiss MP Yannick Buttet has resigned from his seat in the lower house of parliament following the allegations of sexual harassment against him. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171218/disgraced-swiss-politician-resigns-as-mp-after-sexual-harassment-claims Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:38:20 +0100 disgraced-swiss-politician-resigns-as-mp-after-sexual-harassment-claims Do Swiss MPs know the difference between flirting and sexual harassment? If they didn't, they do now. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171213/swiss-mps-given-good-conduct-guide-following-sexual-harassment-case Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:50:01 +0100 swiss-mps-given-good-conduct-guide-following-sexual-harassment-case Federal MP Yannick Buttet resigned as vice-president of Switzerland’s Christian-Democrat Party (CVP) on Monday after it was revealed by a Swiss newspaper he was facing a criminal complaint over his alleged behaviour towards a woman. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171205/swiss-politician-takes-sick-leave-from-parliament-over-sexual-harassment-claims Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:54:43 +0100 swiss-politician-takes-sick-leave-from-parliament-over-sexual-harassment-claims Bars and nightclubs in the eastern Swiss city of Winterthur are introducing a new alert system to help tackle sexual harassment, news agency ATS reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171013/winterthur-bars-introduce-code-system-for-women-facing-sexual-harassment Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:12:06 +0200 winterthur-bars-introduce-code-system-for-women-facing-sexual-harassment