Foreigners and women face Swiss problems: US
Foreigners and women face Swiss problems: US
Switzerland has overcrowded prisons, security services use excessive force, and discrimination remains a problem, according to the US State Department's Country Report on human rights practices in 2013.
Based on factual reporting from US embassies around the world, the State Department's annual country reports chronicle human rights conditions in almost 200 countries.
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The report for Switzerland identified overcrowded prisons as a particular problem, singling out Geneva's Champ-Dollon prison which, though built for 376 inmates, now contains well over 800.
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The US report also identified the occasional use of excessive force by Swiss security forces, particularly in connection with the arrests and deportations of asylum seekers.
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The State Department report also highlights discrimination as a continued problem. Right-wing extremists who expressed hostility toward foreigners, ethnic and religious minorities, and immigrants continued to be publicly active, it said.
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Domestic violence against women remained a serious problem, and discrimination against women in the workplace was also an issue.
A disproportionate share of women held jobs with lower levels of responsibility, said the report, while women were promoted less frequently than men and were less likely to own or manage businesses.
http://www.thelocal.ch/20140228/us-reports-human-rights-issues-in-switzerland
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