GeCoBi network founded

On December 10, 2007, International Human Rights Day, the Swiss Association for Shared Parenting was founded as a network of more than a dozen organizations. This was announced in a corresponding press release from...

When will Mom be at the checkout?

20 Minutes, November 19, 2007, Tina Fassbind: A four-year-old girl wanders through Zurich in the middle of the night. Her mother was out partying. When does a neglectful mother lose custody in Switzerland? 20minuten.ch investigated. It takes a lot before...

Sonia should now be deported!

In the case of 12-year-old Sonia, the Zurich District Court has now ruled that the girl should be deported after all. She is to be taken from her father's family here in Switzerland and sent to live with her 89-year-old grandfather in Nigeria...

A glimmer of hope for Sonia

Observer 21/07: Text: Urs von Tobel / Photo: Renate Wernli Twelve-year-old Sonia Idemudia can remain in Switzerland until the Zurich cantonal government has ruled on her lawyer's appeal. Sonia is allowed to stay in Switzerland for the time being...