Twelve-year-old Charlotte works a beach in Madagascar as a prostitute. As she tells it, the white men usually pay her about ten Swiss francs … and in exchange she does whatever they ask. She’s ...

In case of divorce, how can fathers deprived of their children exercise their rights? Although the judicial decision most often grants them rights of access, many divorced fathers find themselves ...

The topic of death is taboo, the more so when it concerns one’s own mortality. Yet, taking the time to prepare for the occasion helps to alleviate the suffering of close relatives and spare them ...

Television series have made the forensic scientist a star, capable of solving a crime in minutes. The reality is more complex. Contrary to what fiction would have us believe, it is ordinary deaths ...

The extreme housing crisis in one of Switzerland’s wealthiest areas (the Lake Geneva region) is seeing more and more people opt for camping as the only lodging solution. But sometimes, the ...

Switzerland, April 2013. Self-professed experts on animal communication claim to connect and communicate with domestic animals via telepathy. Cats, dogs, horses or even lizzards: resorting to ...

They had long dreamed of spending their retirement years in the sun. When the big day arrived, they took the leap and moved to Senegal. Numerous Westerners have bought homes in the ancient fishing ...

Lausanne, Soleure, Switzerland, January 2012. Immersion in the everyday life of one of the main hospital centres in French-speaking Switzerland, where women who decided to have an abortion go. ...