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Plans mooted to speed up asylum procedure
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In a bid to make Switzerland less attractive to asylum seekers, the legal amendment, which is subject to approval by parliament, foresees shortening the deadline for appeals and preventing multiple applications for the same person. It also seeks to suspend the possibility of lodging an asylum request at a Swiss embassy. The government said Switzerland…
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This is the latest in a series of developments – from calls for Muslim cemeteries to young Swiss converts to Islam being accused of threatening the country’s security – that has strained relations with Muslims in Switzerland. “It confirms my fears that after a media frenzy, we’ve now got a political frenzy. And as with…
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A review of the council’s working methods is due to take place in 2011, and with the 13th regular session underway in Geneva, delegations have been giving their verdicts this week on what needs to be addressed next year. Switzerland, the initiator of the council back in 2006, took to the podium to offer its…
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