Swiss Peace and Human Rights

🇸🇾 🇨🇭@SwissPeaceHR welcomes the work of the Independent Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the events on the Syrian coast in March. It is crucial that the perpetrators are brought to justice. Ensuring #accountability is essential for lasting peace in #Syria.

@SwisspeaceHR notes with concern the continued reports of deaths in custody in #Libya. As co-chair of the IHL-HR Working group, we join calls for transparent investigations and greater protection of detainees in line with international law. @UNSMILibya @DutchMFA #HumanRights #IHL

@SwisspeaceHR welcomes the Declaration of Principles signed by #DRC and AFC/M23 in Doha, facilitated by #Qatar -a key step toward a comprehensive peace deal. As an active supporter of peace efforts in the Great Lakes, we stand ready to support its implementation and lasting peace

On #MandelaDay, aspiring young #HumanRights lawyers from around the🌍gather in Geneva for the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot, supported by @SwissPeaceHR🇨🇭 Best of luck to all teams! 🕊️ @CHR_HumanRights

«#EURO2025 must not only be spectacular — it must be exemplary.» AMB Tim Enderlin reaffirmed🇨🇭’s commitment to ethical, safe & inclusive women’s sports at @ilo’s event on decent work and responsible event hosting in women’s sport. #DecentWork #SportAndRights #WomensFootball

📍The Casinoterrasse in @Bern_Stadt will be the site of the memorial for the victims of National Socialism, as decided by the Federal Council in 2023. A contest is now being launched to gather proposals for the design of the memorial site. 👉More info: news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/10mZ…

30 years after the #Srebrenica genocide, #Switzerland honours the memory of the victims. This anniversary reminds us all that it remains essential to address this legacy of violence by ensuring #justice, countering #revisionism, and promoting lasting #peace.

@SwisspeaceHR🇨🇭thanks its partner @snacksyrian for highlighting the role of women and youth in 🇸🇾 Syria’s political transition process at an event hosted by @SwissAmbLEB.

Switzerland🇨🇭is concerned by recent withdrawals from the #OttawaConvention. Mines kill and maim indiscriminately, causing devastating human and economic impacts long after conflicts end. We urge States Parties to uphold this vital instrument and its procedures.

The Int. Contact Group for the #GreatLakes (🇧🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧🇺🇸) welcomes the #DRC–#Rwanda Peace Agreement. 🇨🇭is committed to supporting its implementation and calls on parties to engage with regional actors & civil society to achieve lasting & inclusive peace. 📢Full statement:

Engaging dialogue at #HRC59 with🇨🇭@SwissPeaceHR, 🇬🇲The Gambia, @UN_SPExperts, @UNmigration, @ICRC, @C3ottobre & @QuakerUNOffice on turning policy into action — upholding #HumanRights, preventing disappearances, and supporting families of #MissingMigrants across and from Africa 🌍

On 🇺🇳 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, @SwissPeaceHR🇨🇭reaffirms its commitment to the absolute prohibition of torture under international law. We stand with survivors and call on all states to uphold their human rights obligations. #EndTorture

@SwissPeaceHR thanks President @daniel_chapo24 for the warm welcome. 🇨🇭 & 🇲🇿 share strong historical ties & collaborated on the 2019 Maputo Peace Agreement. AMB Enderlin reaffirmed the continued commitment of 🇨🇭to peace and development in 🇲🇿. 👉 instagram.com/reel/DLIcZElik…

Today, @SwissPeaceHR 🇨🇭, as co-chair of the IHL/HR WG, reaffirmed its commitment to the Berlin Process at the senior official meeting of the International Follow-up Committee on #Libya. Coordinated efforts supporting #UNSMIL are crucial to reach peace and stability in Libya.

At today’s “Re-imagining Democracy in Africa” conference, our Deputy Head of Mission in Pretoria joined a dynamic exchange on democratic lessons from the Global South. @SwissPeaceHR thanks @DIRCO_ZA & @Int_IDEA for hosting this timely dialogue. #GlobalSouth #Democracy

@swisspeaceHR thanks the Mexican delegation @SRE_mx for a fruitful human rights dialogue. 🇨🇭🤝🇲🇽 Both sides agreed to strengthen multilateral collaboration in 🇺🇳 fora and discussed key issues including gender equality, freedom of expression, and business and human rights.

Skilled mediation is key for negotiating lasting peace agreements. @SwissPeaceHR was delighted to host the 8th UN High Level Mediation Course in Glion🇨🇭with @UNDPPA, bringing together 20+ 🌍 #peace mediators committed to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

@SwissPeaceHR🇨🇭joins @MediaFreedomC at the #HRC to recall that the right to freedom of #expression is vital for credible #elections - enabling participation, transparency & accountability. 👉Protecting journalists and media workers is key to safeguarding information integrity.