Expertise: Society, direct democracy, justice, human rights, Switzerland’s relations with the Spanish-speaking world, multimedia production and distribution of SWI output in social media. Initials : IP
A journalist at Swiss Radio International, the predecessor of SWI swissinfo.ch, beginning in 1999. Started out as an investigative journalist and TV reporter in Mexico.
Calls for DRC to benefit from $150m Glencore corruption damages
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A $150 million Swiss compensation order against Glencore for corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo leads to repatriation claims.
Sperisen case in Switzerland a ‘legacy of the dirty war in Guatemala’
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The trial of the former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen has been going on for ten years. The Swiss-Guatemalan dual citizen is now on trial in Geneva for the fourth time. An explainer.
Switzerland lands in middle of dispute between Mexico and Ecuador
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Switzerland has assumed the role of protecting power for Mexico in Ecuador and vice versa, with relations between the two countries at a historic low. Can Swiss diplomacy improve the situation?
Press freedom under attack: our journalists bear witness
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To mark World Press Freedom Day, SWI swissinfo.ch’s international journalists talk about the obstacles they have faced in their reporting.
‘Hope never dies’: Swiss help Mexicans tackle enforced disappearances
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Switzerland is offering training in forensics to Mexican officials involved in searching for, and identifying, victims of enforced disappearances.
One mother’s anguished search for the disappeared in Mexico (video)
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As Swiss forensic experts help Mexican officials tackle enforced disappearances, SWI swissinfo.ch meets one mother searching for her two missing sons.
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In London, Annecy, Berlin, Trento and Mexico City, we asked Swiss citizens living there what they expect from Swiss politicians in this election year.
‘I want more people with disabilities represented in politics’
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Swiss student Irene Stüssi is one of the 44 people taking part in the first special parliamentary session for people with disabilities in Switzerland.
Switzerland’s first blind politician on his career and direct democracy
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Manuele Bertoli is the only visually impaired member of a cantonal government in Switzerland. How did he manage to become so successful?
Collecting signatures for diversity and against transphobia in Mexico
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Alba Rojas launched a citizens’ initiative calling for the creation of a “Diversity Square” in Guadalajara’s Parque Revolución.
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The Swiss government strongly condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine. Demonstrators also called for an immediate end of military intervention.
Switzerland is wrangling over implementation of tougher tobacco laws
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The Swiss parliament is currently debating how to restrict advertising of tobacco products and ward off calls for an outright ban.
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Mexican pianist and professor Jorge Viladoms recounts how his life in Switzerland inspired him to help bring music back home.
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Skilled foreigners often struggle to find jobs that reflect their training, ability and experience. A Geneva organisation is trying to help.
Is reforming the Swiss pension system still possible, and if so, how?
Solutions still need to be found to meet the challenge of an ageing population and to improve the pensions of low-paid workers, the majority of whom are women.
