(Swiss Info) A Swiss parliamentary decision seeking automatic deportation of convicted terrorists even if their lives are at risk has met widespread criticism.
The human rights organisation Amnesty International described Tuesday’s decision to ignore international safeguards and practices as unacceptable.
“It will send an extremely negative signal to the international community,” said a statement from the organisation.
The so-called “non-refoulement principle” obliges states not to force refugees or asylum seekers to return to a country where there are serious reasons to believe they may be persecuted.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper comments that parliament would be better off respecting the rule of law.
