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Asylum Legislation Review 2003-06 

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New migrants rights watch in Switzerland

[09.02.2007]

On 8 February 2007 the «association for a Swiss monitoring centre on asylum and foreigners' laws» was created in Bern. Its aim is to...

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Imprisonment of foreign youths violates the Convention on Children’s Rights

[09.11.2006]

An alarming number of 15- to 17-year-old illegal immigrants and rejected asylum seekers land in prison while waiting for deportation, the Management...

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Human rights defenders opposed the revised Swiss asylum and foreigners’ laws and will now observe its application

[26.09.2006]

Swiss voters had the final say on the September 24, 2006 national vote and accepted on the tough new asylum and foreigners’ laws. Approved by the Pa...

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