Representative
Member of the National Council
Les Libéraux-Radicaux
Conseil national
CH-3003 - Berne
Switzerland
Working language: French
12/10/2023 - Election observation New ‘road map’ for handling elections in times of crisis published as Switzerland marks 60 years in the Council of Europe 10/05/2023 - Election observation At Bern conference, speakers stress need for core democratic standards even in times of crisis 09/05/2023 - Election observation Conference on ‘elections in times of crisis’ opens in Bern 27/01/2023 - Session PACE highlights need for international regulation of lethal autonomous weapons systems 26/01/2023 - Session PACE unanimously demands an international tribunal to prosecute Russian and Belarusian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine
03/10/2024 | 16:18:08 Thank you, Mister Chairman. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group, I'd like to congratulate and thank the rapporteur for her work. She is right to point out that lesbian, bisexual and queer women continue to suffer discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender and other cross-cutting factors, despite the obvious, notable and significant progress that has been made on LGBTI rights in recent decades on our continent. This discrimination affects... 27/06/2024 | 15:53:35 Thank you, Mr Chairman. The rapporteur, Mr Piero FASSINO, is right: he is right to broaden the scope of his report to cover the whole situation in Cyprus; he is right to point out that, unfortunately, this country has been split in two for 50 years this year, and that this is a sad anniversary; and he is also right to recall the whole framework that has been developed in recent years, notably the resolutions of our Assembly but also those of the United Nations Security Council. On behalf of... 26/06/2024 | 10:51:07 Thank you, Mr Chairman. The crime of aggression is the worst of all crimes, because it contains within it the catalyst for all the others. This is the observation our Assembly already made last year on the basis of the report I had the honour of presenting, and I thank Mr Davor Ivo STIER for referring to it and following up this important report. As he mentioned, unfortunately, the situation has not improved: on the contrary, it has deteriorated, making it all the more necessary for the... 25/06/2024 | 10:56:18 Thank you, Mister chairman. A few days ago, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation's second Federal Constitution. This Constitution of 1874 introduced a popular instrument that nobody in Switzerland today could imagine not having: it is the instrument of the referendum, with the possibility not for the authorities to decide when they wish to consult the population, but for the population itself to contest a law passed by parliament by collecting 50,000 signatures; in a... 18/04/2024 | 17:45:36 Thank you, Mr President. One hundred and sixty years ago, in 1864, Henry Dunant founded the first Geneva Convention with the aim of bringing a little humanity to the horror of war. One hundred and sixty years on, its principles should still be valid, and should continue to inspire us. Article 1 in common of the current Geneva Conventions, those of 1949, which are universal in scope, obliges all states on the planet to apply and ensure the application of the principles of the Geneva...
24/01/2023 | Doc. 15689 | Report Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 09/01/2023 | Doc. 15683 | Report Emergence of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their necessary apprehension through European human rights law 07/06/2021 | Doc. 15309 | Report Covid passes or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications
08/10/2024 | Doc. 16062 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening freedom of expression: an imperative for the consolidation and development of democratic societies 26/06/2024 | Doc. 16020 | Motion for a resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation 25/06/2024 | Doc. 16015 | Motion for a resolution Bürgenstock summit on peace in Ukraine: paving the way 14/05/2024 | Doc. 15986 | Motion for a resolution Artificial intelligence and gender equality: risks and challenges 25/01/2024 | Doc. 15912 | Motion for a resolution Externalising asylum increases the risk of undermining the system of international protection
03/10/2024 | Doc. 16043, vote on the draft text for resolution Preventing and combating violence and discrimination against lesbian, bisexual and queer women in Europe 27/06/2024 | Doc. 16004, vote on the draft text for resolution Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for recommendation Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2024 | Doc. 16003, vote on the draft text for resolution Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace