European court condemns Switzerland for discrimination against conscript...

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has condemned Switzerland for discriminating against a partially disabled army conscript.

The man was willing to do his military service but was rejected because he suffered from Type I diabetes. As the Swiss doctors considered him less than "40 per cent disabled", he had to pay SFr700 ($615) in lieu.

The Federal Court in Lausanne backed the army's decision, so the man, now 30, went to Strasbourg. More...

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