Thousands of Eritrean Vets in Switzerland Face ExpulsionSeptember 1, 2017 - A Swiss federal court has ruled that Eritrean asylum-seekers who completed military service in the East African country can legally be sent home if their asylum cases are rejected. The ruling could have sweeping implications for thousands of Eritreans who make up Switzerland's largest pool of asylum-seekers by nationality. In June, a special investigator for the U.N. said Eritreans continue to suffer arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearances and a national system of military service that amounts to enslavement. Nearly 5,200 asylum-seekers from Eritrea requested asylum in Switzerland last year. Like some other European countries, Switzerland has been grappling with a recent influx of migrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2017 21:56 UTC