A Switzerland for children. Really?

A moving exhibition at the Parliament Building.
The Child Protection Switzerland Foundation works to ensure that all children grow up in dignity in a non-violent, protected environment and that their rights are respected. As part of a multi-stage communication campaign, the foundation’s exhibition “A Switzerland for children. Really?” (“Eine Schweiz für Kinder. Wirklich?”) at the Parliament Building in Bern offers a glimpse of the reality. Various stations present key elements of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and contrast them with the current situation in Switzerland. The touching exhibition moves the members of parliament with true stories, objects and illustrations – and is an important puzzle piece in their decision to finally anchor the right to a non-violent upbringing in the Swiss Civil Code.

Photographs: Alessandra Leimer