The latest SECO figures on war material exports in the first half of 2021 show: When approving arms exports, the Swiss authorities turn a blind eye to serious human rights violations in the recipient countries.
On Sunday 6 June, the first Swiss Refugee Parliament met in the Trinity Church in Berne. A historic milestone for Switzerland. At the end of the session, the participants presented ten selected demands to politicians present and connected.
In the latest report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Switzerland receives poor marks. The Children's Rights Network Switzerland, of which terre des hommes switzerland is a member, states that the federal government and the cantons are far from respecting all the needs and rights of their children and young people. The network makes five demands on the federal government and the cantons.
Media release - Weapons from Germany and Switzerland are used in police operations in Brazil. This often results in serious human rights violations against children and young people. An independent study by terre des hommes switzerland and terre des hommes Germany gets to the bottom of seven exemplary cases of lethal gun violence and uncovers serious deficiencies in control
Far too often, refugees are talked about without asking them about their concerns. The first Swiss Refugee Parliament will now take place on 6 June. The preparations of the thematic commissions are already in full swing. terre des hommes switzerland supports the refugee session.
Climate change is a threat to future generations. Young people in Switzerland also no longer want to stand idly by. On 21 May, the time has come again: the Climate Youth calls for a Strike for Future. The next opportunity to get involved against climate change is already in June: on 13 June, the new CO2 law will be voted on.
Large corporations like Syngenta and Bayer are harming the environment and the health of countless people with their agrochemicals and pesticides, that has recently become clear. In Brazil, young people in the immediate vicinity are feeling it. "One of my neighbors lost his sight," Tatiane Ferreira says in a video supporting the March against Syngenta. The protest march takes place
Consistency is required in the parliamentary process on the "Corrective Initiative". The Alliance against Arms Exports to Civil War Countries, of which terre des hommes Switzerland is a member, is basically pleased that the indirect counter-proposal to the "Correction Initiative" intends to amend the War Material Act in its favor. However, the Federal Council wants to be able to continue to evade consistent democratic control by means of a new exemption regulation. This loophole must be
Media release - On 5 March, the Federal Council is expected to adopt its message on the popular initiative of the "Alliance against Arms Exports to Countries at Civil War", in short the corrective initiative. terre des hommes switzerland demands stronger democratic control of the Swiss arms trade and risk analyses also for export countries in which a cruel drama involving armed violence is taking place on a daily basis.
Switzerland's international solidarity was at issue in the referendum campaign for the initiative on corporate responsibility. terre des hommes switzerland campaigned for a YES to the popular initiative, which enjoys unique and broad support. In her statement, Franziska Lauper, Executive Director of terre des hommes schweiz, argues why standing up for the poorest and most vulnerable is a Swiss tradition.
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