For better legal protection for people on the move!
Refugees in Switzerland are exposed to discrimination and human rights violations: through inadequate accommodation, inadequate legal protection in the asylum procedure, wrong human rights decisions by the migration authorities or deportation to the precarious emergency aid system. These abuses have to be systematically prosecuted and humane treatment of refugees has to be achieved in court.
The disturbing images of people on the run do not stop. Media reports of devastating conditions in refugee camps, violent clashes and pushbacks at European borders reach us every day. But Switzerland not only contributes to the European refugee policy, within its own national borders the living conditions of refugees are just as precarious.
With the support of the UNHCR, humanrights.ch will set up the coordination of strategic litigation in the area of asylum and migration from 2022. There are already various aid organizations, NGO and solidarity collectives in Switzerland that support people on the run. Now we would like to make our contribution by joining forces and remedying the deficits identified in individual cases before courts - if necessary at the European Court of Human Rights or the UN Committee against Torture - on the basis of case law.
Support refugees who, with our help, can bring their case to a court and thus improve the situation for all those affected in Switzerland. It takes a lot of courage, perseverance and the resources to fund the campaign around a process - donate now!
With kind regards
Marianne Aeberhard
Head of project access to law / manager
humanrights.ch
