the Swiss section of Amnesty International (since 2010), and the Swiss divisions of the Salvation Army (since 2013). The Swiss Refugee Council is a non-governmental...
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different associations in Switzerland, depending on the field and the canton. The Swiss Confederation supports the Swiss Refugee Council, HEKS and Caritas, as...
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Established in 1974, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 126 NGOs across 40 European countries. ECRE’s mission is to...
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC; Norwegian: Flyktninghjelpen) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected...
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Summary of residence permits in Switzerland: "Procédure, statuts et permis". asile.ch (in French). Swiss Refugee Council, Organisation suisse d'aide aux...
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headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 18,879 staff working in 138 countries as of 2020. UNHC was created in 1950 to address the refugee crisis that resulted...
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Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (category Athlete Refugee Team at the World Athletics Championships)
any money or local contacts. Eventually, they applied for asylum at a Swiss refugee centre and continued pursuing their running ambitions. An immigration...
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elections to the Council of States being held in various cantons until 22 November. Results showed a shift, due to voter concerns regarding refugee immigration...
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A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there...
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations...
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