The Local Switzerland

Study: more young people in Switzerland are right-wing

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:49:05 +0100

A growing number of young people in Switzerland identify with the political right, according to a national survey.

Minister: Swiss 'wise' to go slow on human rights

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:10:00 +0100

Switzerland's slowness in implementing human rights reforms is nothing to apologize for but rather grounds for celebration, the country's foreign minister told the UN Human Rights Council on Monday.

Swiss racism on the rise: human rights chief

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:06:00 +0200

Switzerland's government needs to do much more to tackle rising racism and xenophobia, a Commissioner from the European Council on Human Rights said in a letter to the Swiss foreign ministry.

Anti-Islam groups fights Fribourg ban

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:23:01 +0100

The Swiss Movement against Islamisation (MOSC) has said it will appeal a Fribourg district court decision blocking it from setting up a stand in the western town.

Swiss union starts pro-immigrant campaign

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:17:59 +0200

Swiss trade union Unia has launched a campaign against xenophobia as it seeks to counteract what it describes as the “current climate of exclusion in Switzerland”.