Swiss Asylum Policy and Legislation
For nearly three decades, Swiss officials have registered asylum claims based on persecution due to sexual orientation and gender identity. Initially, a predominantly administrative act, the issue is now present and debated in the political space. In these lines, I describe how the issue has developed into an ideologically debated
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Asylum and migration policies seek to steer those who can enter and remain on national territory, but also to curb migrants’ onward mobility. The Dublin Regulation, for instance, was introduced to prevent so-called secondary movements within Europe – and thus, to limit the mobility of ‘unwanted’ migrants. Little attention is
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To live a life in fear of violence, incarceration, torture, excommunication and isolation is a reality for many lesbian, gay, trans*, bi, intersex and non-binary persons worldwide. Homosexuality is criminalized in 77 countries out of which seven apply the death penalty. According to the UNHCR, the number of persons who
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The notion of abuse is omnipresent in the public debate on asylum. This discursive device has emerged as the inseparable counterpart of asylum both in social and political discourse as well as in the practices of actors implementing asylum law. It is a lens through which the problems and solutions
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Après que les autorités suisses ont durci leur pratique à l’encontre des Érythréen·ne·s en 2017, nombreux·euses sont ceux et celles qui reçoivent des décisions négatives à leurs demandes d’asile. Dans un rapport publié en novembre 2018, et une actualisation de celui-ci à paraître cet hiver, l’Observatoire romand du droit d’asile
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