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Swiss vote on tighter asylum laws
 Early projections indicate the vote has been carried.Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide whether the country should impose more restrictive asylum laws. The laws include demands for valid identity papers and cuts on welfare for asylum seekers and the detention of rejected applicants until deportation. The Swiss government says the changes will reduce abuse of its asylum system. The UN says that the measures under consideration in the nationwide referendum could lead to breaches of the Geneva Convention on Refugees. Posted by: tipper 2006-09-24 |
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