Switzerland considers that, in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 478, any solution to the conflict in the Middle East must be based on a comprehensive and negotiated agreement on the final status of Jerusalem which respects the rights and aspirations of all concerned parties. Switzerland considers that the recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel constitutes an obstacle to a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on a negotiated two-state solution. Switzerland has duly noted that the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem will be respected. Switzerland considers that this decision in no way affects the applicability of international humanitarian law – particularly the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 – and of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in East Jerusalem.

It is outrageous that a teacher finds herself behind bars for teaching a class - the authorities must release Dimyana Obeid Abd Al Nour immediately and drop these spurious charges against her

1- The judiciary should never be under the de jure or de facto control or direction of the executive branch of government. Egyptian state must respect the independence of judiciary and measures should be taken to comply fully with guarantees for judicial independence. Without independence of the judiciary there is no separation of powers and without separation of powers there is no rule of law or democracy