December 8, 2012

Some 10,700 women and girls are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) in Switzerland, according to Unicef Switzerland, […]

July 7, 2012

A change to the Swiss penal code on female genital mutilation comes into force on Sunday which aims […]

June 11, 2011

The Swiss Senate unanimously agreed to ask the government to prepare an amendment to the criminal law to […]

March 9, 2011

The Swiss Council of States dismissed a notion to ban burka wearing in Switzerland: the religious veil, which […]

February 23, 2011

The Swiss cabinet has put forward tougher measures to crack down on forced marriages: in legislative proposals that […]

December 21, 2010

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been made a punishable offence in Switzerland: the Swiss parliament voted last week […]

February 25, 2010

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called on Thursday for a “jihad” or armed struggle against Switzerland, saying it was […]

November 10, 2009

Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has revised an earlier statement that she would ban the burqa in Switzerland: […]

October 22, 2009

Swiss campaigners against forced marriage have welcomed government plans to impose tougher penalties on those found guilty of […]