Apply now: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Law: Human Rights and Beyond 2019 Summer School
This summer school focuses on the emergence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) and intersex issues in different areas of international law, such as human rights law, refugee law and international criminal law. The fourth edition took place from Wednesday 24 July to Friday 2 August 2019 in The Hague and Amsterdam.
Swiss government retains the same quotas for EU and EFTA service providers operating in Switzerland for more than 90 or 120 days
Switzerland will issue 8,500 work visas to non-EU citizens next year – the same number as in 2019. The Swiss government also confirmed an earlier decision that 3,500 British workers will be welcomed in the event of a no-deal Brexit situation. Next year Swiss companies will be able to draw on 4,500 B-permits for so-called “third country” employees they mean to hire for at least one year. In addition, 4,000 L-permits will be made available for short-term contracts lasting between three and 12 months. Should Britain leave the European Union without negotiating a formal Brexit deal, Switzerland will provide 2,100 B-permits and 1,400 L-permits for British workers. This deal had already been announced earlier this year. On Wednesday, the Swiss government also retained the same limits for EU and EFTA service providers operating in Switzerland. “In 2020, 3,000 units will be available for short stays (L) and 500 for [longer] stays (B),” read a statement. The issue of limiting the number …
Switzerland and Russia have signed a declaration of intent to boost cooperation in research and technology.
The declaration sets the basis for joint projects to be launched next year, according to a statement on Monday by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. The details of the joint tenders are still to be defined. The key partners are the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. A delegation from the State Secretariat, the SNF and the University of Geneva held talks in Moscow with members of the Russian research community and innovation agencies as well as representatives from Russian universities. The aim of the fourth meeting of the joint working group set up in 2012, was to identify bilateral as well as international tools and programmes to increase cooperation between the two countries, according to the state secretariat. The SNF has supported more than 200 projects with Russian participation and …
Swiss Federal Criminal Court drops massacre charge against former Liberian rebel leader accused of war crimes
The former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah has been cleared of involvement in a massacre, but he remains in detention in Switzerland awaiting a trial, accused of war crimes. The Federal Criminal Court has thrown out a 2016 legal complaint by a young woman who had accused Kosiah of being responsible for a massacre committed by rebels from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), who had kidnapped and killed 25 village residents, including her father and brother. She had accused the rebel leader, known to his men as “General Kosiah”, of having ordered the massacre and of having directly participated himself. The verdict, published on Monday, confirms an earlier ruling by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), which had closed the case after having listened to the complainant and to various other people it had investigated. The court agreed with the attorney general, which said the young woman had not been present at the time of …
Council of Europe HR Commissioner is concerned by the climate of increased hostility against human rights defenders in Blugaria, in particular women’s and LGBTI rights activists
LGBTIQ+ Sentencing in Zambia
The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Lausanne) has recently published an interesting Report “LEGAL OPINION ON RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIAGE AND OTHER FORMS OF UNION”.
It compares the laws of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK (England & Wales).
Free Download here: https://www.isdc.ch/en/services/online-legal-informationor directly: https://www.isdc.ch/media/1707/e-2019-05-18-049-mariage-pour-tous.pdf
India passes ‘dehumanising’ trans rights bill despite immense pressure from queer activists
Switzerland: „Homophobic Discrimination is as Bad as Racism“ Says Federal Tribunal and Invokes ECtHR Case Law — SOGIESC Law
Arrêt du Tribunal Fédéral du 31 octobre 2019, in French, 6B_673/2019 Cour de droit pénal
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The Global Campus of Human Rights has announced to launch in Winter / Spring 2020 a second edition of this course. This MOOC provides an overview of human rights standards, mechanisms and practices for the protection of LGBTI persons around the world.
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International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 