sentences:  Swiss law recognizes a very strong principle of freedom of association and, as such, has only limited provisions to outlaw discrimination in the private sector or between private individuals.Notable exceptions are the "Law for Equal Treatment of Men and Women" (; ; ; ) and Article 261bis of the Penal Code outlawing discrimination based on "race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation".Because of this situation, private lawsuits against alleged discrimination in recent years have increasingly attempted to invoke the difficult-to-interpret prohibition of "personal injury" (Art.