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Parliament approves tougher asylum laws, effective end-September

Published on 12/09/2012

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND - Both houses of parliament have now approved tougher measures for asylum seekers, including ending the possibility of using military desertion as a reason for applying. The upper house, in a 25-20 vote approved measures that will go into effect at the end of September, with the lower house having approved the more [...]