This legal memorandum addresses child rights concerns regarding proposed amendments to the Civil Code; those proposed amendments may be, at least in part, a response to decisions from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The proposed amendments address “the...

Following CHIP’s participation in research into foster placement decisions in Switzerland according to the evolution of international standards, a child-friendly guide in (English | French | German | Italian) was drawn up, with the support of the FNS and various...

Members of the CHIP team are very pleased to have been able to participate in one of the projects (Coercive decisions in Switzerland through the lens of international standards : foster care placements), under the direction of Prof. Philip Jaffé....

The key findings and conclusions of NRP 76 (150 researchers) are available in a synthesis report “Interventions in people’s lives” which summarizes the findings of the research projects, makes recommendations for policy, practice and stakeholders. The report’s conclusions were presented...

In collaboration with OHCHR and UNICEF, CHIP supported the implementation of the 2023 Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/52/25 on Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. As part of this resolution, a recommendation was...

Following an earlier report published in 2020 on the adoption of children from Sri Lanka, this new report confirms a lack of adequate measures taken by the Swiss authorities in contexts of serious signs of irregularities during adoption proceedings in...

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) brings new opportunities to have a family, especially for those where it may not have been biologically possible. As parents want the very best for their children, this arguably includes ensuring that they are able to...

KIDIMO, the new children’s rights app, has been available in Switzerland since August 31, 2023 in all three national languages. The app is the fruit of more than three years’ work by OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule. Its design and implementation involved...

Always inspiring to be with the next generation of child rights advocates as spring 2023 confirmed again. A special thanks to Karl Hanson, Hilda Paredes Dávila, Alice Diver and Ton Liefaard for the opportunity to speak to their students and...