Switzerland: internment law (1)
01 January 1991
Switzerland: internment law
artdoc March=1995
A new federal law will allow undocumented foreigners to be
detained for up to nine months, unless it is defeated by a
referendum in December. It will also allow administrative curfews
and residence orders, confining foreigners to particular zones,
on suspicion of an intention to commit offences, and will give
police extended powers of search for illegal immigrants at the
premises of solidarity groups. The new law has been condemned by
the UN Committee Against Torture.
IRR European Race Audit no 10 September 1994.