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The rectorate suspended the CUAE agenda at the start of the year. Therefore, notably seeing a praise of terrorism. Similarly, The appeal of the association is admitted.
Geneva, September 16, 2024 on the forever forecourt. Nevertheless, An agenda published by the University Conference of Student Associations (CUAE) creates tensions during the academic school year.
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Geneva justice has admitted the appeal of the university conference of student. associations (CUAE) against the suspension of the distribution of its agenda student at the start of the academic year.
The traditional agenda produced each year by the ridge of student associations from the University of Geneva contained the controversial slogan “From the River to the SEA” (from the river to the sea) denying according to some the right to the existence of Israel. creating division, according to the rectorate. It also contained a mention of the 55 years of the triple hijacking of the Popular Liberation Front of Palestine. This was to “celebrate a terrorist act”. still according to the rectorate, which had noted a violation of the university’s ethical charter.
The rectorate had prohibited the distribution of the agenda in the university. then threatened to withdraw its official status from the CUAE After finding that the agenda was broadcast at the uni -mail doors. The distribution had resumed, after a QR code had been glued, referring to a context of the disputed slogans.
“In its judgment of June 24. 2025, the administrative chamber of the Court of Justice judged that the agenda does not violate the university’s ethics charter, insofar as it conveys a political message benefiting from the reinforced protection of freedom of expression”, according to a press release from the judiciary.
Not an apology for a terrorist act
This conclusion results “from the political context on a global scale. the author and the recipients of the agenda, its form and its content unige: law legitimate censored student as well as the meaning that an uninformed average recipient would attribute to the disputed elements”, according to the press release.
Thus. for the court, “the illustration of the agenda, comprising the disputed slogan, refers to the student mobilization of May 2024 and, more generally, to the world movement calling for a cease-fire and the respect of international law in favor of the Palestinian population”.
In addition. the page comprising both the slogan and the mention of the anniversary of the hijacking “does not appear central, given the format of the agenda (flipbook) as well as the faded and little readable writing of the slogan on this page ”.
Finally. “this event has already been mentioned in a previous agenda without causing criticism and is not the only reference of the agenda unige: law legitimate censored student to violent situations, so that it cannot be considered as an apology for a terrorist act”.
The judgment of the administrative chamber of the Court of Justice of Geneva. may be the subject of an appeal to the Federal Court.
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