A comprehensive overview of compulsory social measures and fostering prior to 1981 in Switzerland, their reappraisal and their research

About this project

The web platform ‘Remembering for Tomorrow’ invites you to learn about the history and reappraisal of compulsory social measures and placements in Switzerland. This chapter of Swiss history is important for everyone to know about. We acknowledge the injustices of the past and explore their ongoing impact.

Find out about the various compulsory measures and placements, their consequences, and how the issue is being addressed. To get started, you can watch the film "Hidden files", read up on the subject, and access practical teaching tools. You can deepen your knowledge using the database and interactive maps. The agenda lists events and news in various regions of Switzerland.

This platform was created for the Swiss Federal Office of Justice as part of the 'Remembering for Tomorrow' programme. It was developed by STURM UND BRÄM and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Bern, in cooperation with the School of Social Work (FHNW).