Senate Backs Law Against Gender-Based Discrimination

Swiss Senate votes 21-18 to make gender-based discrimination and hatred punishable by law, marking significant step forward in protecting women's rights.

Key Takeaways

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Swiss Senate voted 21-18 in favor of making gender-based discrimination punishable by law
The initiative was submitted by women lawmakers from all parties except Swiss People's Party
The law aims to supplement the existing penal code

By The Numbers

21-18

Senate vote result

They Said

"Violence begins with words"
— Maya Graf, Green Party

"Isn't it an admission of impotence or carelessness to give up punishing acts on the sole grounds that the justice system can't absorb them?"
— Mathilde Crevoisier Crelier, Social Democratic senator

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