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Art. 8 Direct participation in hostilities
1 It is prohibited: a. to recruit or train personnel in Switzerland for the purpose of direct participation in hostilities abroad; b. to provide personnel, from Switzerland, directly or as an intermediary, for the purpose of direct participation in hostilities abroad; c. to establish, base, operate, or manage, in Switzerland, a company that recruits, trains, or provides personnel, directly or as an intermediary, for the purpose of direct participation in hostilities abroad; d. exercise control, from Switzerland, over a company that recruits, trains, or provides personnel, directly or as an intermediary, for the purpose of direct participation in hostilities abroad. 2 Persons who are domiciled, or have their habitual place of residence, in Switzerland and are in the service of a company that is subject to this Act shall be prohibited from directly participating in hostilities abroad.
Art. 9 Serious violations of human rights
It is prohibited: a. to provide, from Switzerland, private security services or services in connection therewith if it may be assumed that the recipients will use the services in connection with the commission of serious human rights violations; b. to establish, base, operate, or manage, in Switzerland, a company that provides private security services, or services in connection therewith, if it may be assumed that the recipients will use the services in connection with the commission of serious violations of human rights; c. to exercise control, from Switzerland, over a company that provides private security services, or services in connection therewith, if it may be assumed that the recipients will use the services in connection with the commission of serious human rights violations.