United Nations human rights experts have criticized Switzerland for sentencing students who participated in peaceful pro-Palestinian protests at a Swiss university. The students at ETH Zurich staged a sit-in in May 2024, opposing the institution's partnerships with Israeli universities. Five students have been sentenced for trespassing, receiving suspended fines, legal fees, and criminal records, while others await sentencing or have been acquitted. The United Nations experts emphasized that peaceful student activism should not be criminalized and have formally raised their concerns with the Swiss government and the university.