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Charles Taylor convicted of 11 war crimes

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:51:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Former president of Liberia first head of state indicted, tried and convicted in an int’l court GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, was convicted in The Hague Thursday 26 April on 11 counts of war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The court’s statement noted that the 11-count indictment alleged [...]

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Avalanche search at Diablerets called off

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:21:17 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The search for victims of an avalanche at Les Diablerets in canton Vaud has been called off, after 150 rescue workers combed the area and ran tests for evidence of victims Wednesday evening 29 February that showed no evidence anyone was caught by it. A team is back on the slopes Thursday [...]

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Survivors cheer Turkey, but snow hampers rescue work

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:57:20 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Work continues to find survivors and clear rubble five days after the area around the town of Ercis was struck 23 October by a 7.5 earthquake, but snow and freezing rain are hampering the effort and causing major problems for victims, many of whom are still reportedly without shelter. Survivors have been [...]

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Genocide victims’ bones found at Rwanda Hotel

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:36:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The badly decomposed remains of 15 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi population in Rwanda have been found at the Hotel Tech in the district of Remere in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Authorities were told of the bodies in May and the process of exhuming them began in mid-July. [...]

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Migration Organization launches new Pakistan flood appeal: $141m

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:15:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The International Migration Organization in Geneva Monday 20 September launched a new, second major appeal to international donors, for help aiding victims of Pakistan’s ongoing flood crisis. The IOM is asking for $114 million in new funds to help the 20 million people affected by the country’s worst-ever flooding. It follows [...]

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Missing your jewels? Lausanne might have them

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:55:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – If you have jewelry that went missing in 2009 or early 2010, you would do well to contact the city of Lausanne, which is working with city police to identify the owners of a spectacular haul of jewels made in February. Lausanne police seized 900 items of gold jewelry at the [...]

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Area of Paris-Rio flight black box pinpointed

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:26:12 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – An area 5km by 5km has been pinpointed, say French authorities, where the black box from the Rio to Paris Air France flight AF447 disappeared inexplicably 1 June 2009. New technology has made it possible to get a more precise location, and the French government has requested that the search continue. [...]

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Brig police ex-boss sentenced, child sex charges

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:52:20 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The former second in command of the police in canton Valais was fined CHF16,500 and handed a suspended sentence of 100 days of community service 1 April in a case of child sexual abuse. He was charged with sexual acts involving a 13-year-old girl. The case underscores some of the difficulties [...]

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Swiss Bishops Conference begs pardon

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:05:54 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Catholic Church leaders in Switzerland say they underestimated the problem Fribourg, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland’s Bishops Conference, the highest body in the Catholic church in this country, has publicly apologized for problems of sexual abuse by its clergy, saying it grossly “underestimated the extent of the problem.” The Conference notes in a statement (pdf) issued [...]

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Death penalty under scrutiny in world congress

Sean Ecker — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:26:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Money will help people off the hook in capital punishment cases, according to a round table discussion at the fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty, held in Geneva 24-26 February. That, and the victim being a foreigner makes it unlikely that he or she will be put to death. Panelists [...]

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