VE 87 / April 2002
On March 20, on the very day of the equinox, the National Council overwhelmingly rejected the latest anti-asylum initiative from the Swiss People's Party (SVP), before supporting the Swiss Solidarity Foundation two days later. On the same day, the final report of the «Bergier Commission» recalled the heavy responsibility of our authorities in turning away numerous refugees at our borders during the Nazi era, and the need to reflect on this past to shape the future. Alas. It takes a great deal of naivete to headline, as a major Geneva-based newspaper did on March 21, «SVP fails to toughen asylum law.» Because the exact opposite is true.
Editorial | It's Spring
Medical Problems | Last-minute rescue for a young Bosnian. Third time's the charm
Detention | Coercive measures. Would you like some more?
Rwanda | When the ODR reawakens the worst traumas. After the genocide, deportation?
Asylum Procedure | How Does the ODR Reject Applications? Arbitrary, a Priori, and Ethnocentrism
SWISS CHRONICLE | February 5 to March 27, 2002
EUROPE CHRONICLE | January 22 – March 20, 2002
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Editorial | It's Spring
Medical Problems | In extremis rescue for a young Bosnian. The third time's the charm
Detention | Coercive Measures. Care for some more?
Rwanda | When the ODR awakens the worst traumas. After the genocide, deportation?
Asylum Procedure | How does the ODR dismiss applications? Arbitrariness, a priori, and ethnocentrism
EUROPE CHRONICLE | January 22 – March 20, 2002