Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland and Chinese experts in a number of areas related to human rights paid visits Thursday 10 March to Biel/Bienne and to French-speaking canton Bern Thursday to examine how minority group issues are dealt with in Switzerland. The two countries have been holding regular “dialogue” meetings since 1991 “with the aim [...]
Bern pushes group out of Muslim talks over integration
May 4, 2010 by
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The director of Switzerland’s Migration Office, Alard du Bois-Reymond, has told the Conseil central islamique suisse (CCIS) that it will be excluded from discussions between the federal government and Muslim groups, designed to improve dialogue with the country’s Muslim population. “The participation of the CCIS in discussions with the Muslim population [...]
Geneva Forum on Social Change makes debut with films, dialogue
June 6, 2009 by
The University of Geneva, together with five co-sponsors, kicked off the inaugural programme of the Geneva Forum on Social Change (GFSC) Friday 5 June. Keynote speakers include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize Laureate and Honorary Doctor 2009 of the University of Geneva, World YWCA General Secretary Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, and Speak-it.org Director, Nick Francis. The Forum combines [...]
