Even in corona times, the National Council does not want to expand Switzerland's international commitment. Several motions from the Foreign Policy and Finance Committees have called for an increase in the framework credits for international cooperation 2021-2024. The Council rejected them all.
After three years of parliamentary back-and-forth, it is now clear that since the National Council and the Council of States have been unable to agree on a viable counter-proposal, the corporate responsibility initiative will be put to the ballot box. Swiss voters are expected to be able to vote in November in favour of making Swiss companies accountable for violating human rights and destroying the environment.
The corona crisis is plunging many developing countries into emergency situations. Swiss banks have a responsibility as major creditors of these countries. Together with 10 other Swiss organisations, we are calling on the Swiss government to convene a round table to negotiate the modalities of debt relief.
On 9 and 10 June, the National Council will discuss the new CO2 Act, which is intended to set the course of Swiss climate policy for the coming years. Climate change is destroying the development prospects of millions of young people worldwide. We urgently need measures to avert the climate catastrophe and ensure climate justice. This is what we are calling for together with the Swiss Climate Alliance.
The Covid 19 pandemic is having a major impact on the state of the poorest countries. Their health systems are collapsing, millions of people are unemployed and the pandemic has not yet reached its peak. That is why terre des hommes switzerland, together with other Alliance Sud organizations, is demanding more support for international cooperation from the Federal Council and the Federal Assembly. What is needed now is a
The Corona virus has reached the first refugee camps on the Greek mainland. Now action must be taken quickly, because it is probably a matter of time before the virus also reaches the completely overcrowded refugee camps on the Greek islands. There, several thousand children live under the most precarious conditions. terre des hommes switzerland therefore supports the petition "Protection for
In the middle of the corona crisis, another acute problem almost disappears: Thousands of people are still in a precarious situation on the Turkish-Greek border. In addition, the overcrowded refugee camps in Greece are also threatened by a corona outbreak with devastating consequences. We must not leave these people alone and must help them despite - or perhaps because of - the closed external borders of the EU.
terre des hommes switzerland is very pleased about the clear yes to the bill on the extended anti-racism penal norm. This will now also protect people who become targets of hatred and discrimination because of their sexual orientation. terre des hommes switzerland has been campaigning for the human rights and development of young people in the North-South context for 60 years and supports and
In Cerro de Pasco (Peru) air and water are poisoned with heavy metals. A huge Glencore mine is responsible for this. Especially for the children the lead poisoning has dramatic consequences: Anemia, disability, paralysis. Sign the protest letter now! Author: Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Switzerland puts children and young people behind bars, even though it is highly dangerous for their psyche. Minors end up in so-called administrative detention if the Confederation wants to enforce legal provisions on foreigners. Switzerland is thus violating the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The canton of Geneva wants to ban administrative detention for children with an initiative. We support this initiative and demand alternative solutions.
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