Swiss refugee aid
The Swiss Refugee Aid (SFH) ( French organization suisse d'aide aux réfugiés ) is an umbrella organization of aid organizations that take care of asylum seekers and recognized refugees in Switzerland .
The umbrella organization was founded on June 17, 1936 by 13 Swiss aid organizations under the name “Swiss Central Agency for Refugee Aid” (SZF). Today it has 10 aid organizations - members and associated organizations - from various denominational , political or social groups. The SFH is religiously and politically neutral.
The asylum seekers can choose an aid organization that supports them with advice and sometimes financially with regard to asylum procedures and everyday problems. The association coordinates the activities of its groups in areas of common interest and protects the interests and dignity of the refugees on the basis of its mission statement. On behalf of the State Secretariat for Migration , she organizes the presence of an aid agency representative when interviewing asylum seekers. The aid agency representatives are trained by the umbrella organization. Independently of the Federal Office for Migration, Swiss Refugee Aid also assesses the situation in the refugees' countries of origin and makes its findings available to asylum seekers for legal advice .
The umbrella organization also supports the integration efforts of the individual aid organizations (e.g. language lessons). In addition, the Swiss Refugee Aid participates in the consultation of changes to the Asylum Act and regularly takes a position on asylum and migration policy issues.
Members of the SFH:
- Amnesty International , Swiss Section
- Caritas Switzerland
- Aid Organization of the Evangelical Churches in Switzerland (HEKS)
- Swiss Workers' Relief Organization (SAH)
- Swiss Jewish Welfare Association (VSJF)
Associated organizations of the SFH:
- Christian Peace Service (cfd), the Swiss section of Eirene (Peace Service) (alongside the German and Dutch sections)
- Salvation Army refugee aid
- Swiss Red Cross (SRK)
- Liechtenstein Red Cross (LRK)
- International Social Service (SSI)
Web links
- www.fluechtlingshilfe.ch
- Press documentation in the Archive for Contemporary History (PDF)
- Institutional holdings in the Archives for Contemporary History (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the SFH. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Mission statement of the SFH ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ YES to the asylum law revision on June 5, 2016. In: asylgesetzrevision.ch. Retrieved May 1, 2016 .
