The Corona virus has reached the first refugee camps on the Greek mainland. Now action must be taken quickly, because it is probably a matter of time before the virus also reaches the completely overcrowded refugee camps on the Greek islands. There, several thousand children live under the most precarious conditions. terre des hommes switzerland therefore supports the petition "Protection for
In the middle of the corona crisis, another acute problem almost disappears: Thousands of people are still in a precarious situation on the Turkish-Greek border. In addition, the overcrowded refugee camps in Greece are also threatened by a corona outbreak with devastating consequences. We must not leave these people alone and must help them despite - or perhaps because of - the closed external borders of the EU.
terre des hommes switzerland is very pleased about the clear yes to the bill on the extended anti-racism penal norm. This will now also protect people who become targets of hatred and discrimination because of their sexual orientation. terre des hommes switzerland has been campaigning for the human rights and development of young people in the North-South context for 60 years and supports and
In Cerro de Pasco (Peru) air and water are poisoned with heavy metals. A huge Glencore mine is responsible for this. Especially for the children the lead poisoning has dramatic consequences: Anemia, disability, paralysis. Sign the protest letter now! Author: Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Switzerland puts children and young people behind bars, even though it is highly dangerous for their psyche. Minors end up in so-called administrative detention if the Confederation wants to enforce legal provisions on foreigners. Switzerland is thus violating the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The canton of Geneva wants to ban administrative detention for children with an initiative. We support this initiative and demand alternative solutions.
The Federal Council has presented what Swiss development cooperation (DC) will look like from 2021 to 2024. The plans concern both the projects that the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) runs itself and those that receive financial support from the federal government. All interested organizations were allowed to give feedback to the Federal Council. This is welcomed by terre des hommes switzerland,
Only six months after its launch, the Alliance against Arms Exports to Civil War Countries submitted the Corrective Initiative on June 24. The Corrective Initiative calls for a ban on the export of Swiss weapons to civil war countries or countries where human rights are systematically violated. Thanks to the massive support from the population, the alliance has succeeded within a very short time in getting more than
On June 14, 1991, women in Switzerland went on strike. Rather symbolic, but nevertheless a historic event! After 28 years, a new edition is necessary. Because the central demands of that time have still not been met: Equal pay, fair representation in management positions, protection against violence and discrimination. terre des hommes switzerland supports the demands of the women's strike.
terre des hommes schweiz and Medicus Mundi Switzerland show the documentary #Female Pleasure and talk to the protagonist Vithika Yadav from India.
Mozambique is today struggling with the consequences of the devastating hurricane Idai. Millions of people have lost their livelihoods. Another cyclone, Kenneth-19, has devastated northern Mozambique in recent days. The country now urgently needs money to alleviate the plight of the people and to start reconstruction.
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