Refugees have a need to be orientated in many questions in their new country - from the requirements and documentation needed to apply for Asylum and refugee status, to family reunification, employment, education, healthcare services, housing rights, social services and citizenship. Central to this is the question of getting access to legal aid and representation, connecting to organizations or finding resources available specifically for refugees.

• Are there useful interactive legal guides and tutorials, online legal clinics and consultations?
• How to find a network of pro bono lawyers and legal professionals?
• Do my language translation and interpretation services cover the legal process?
• How does refugee feedback support updating and changing the legal landscape?

Legal standing of refugees in Switzerland

• Swiss Refugee Council
• Legal Advisory, Templates, Tools - AsyLex
• Rights and Duties - UNHCR Switzerland and Liechtenstein
• How welcoming is Switzerland for refugees? - SWI swissinfo.ch (2022)
• Record numbers of refugees prompt new Swiss debate - NZZ (2023)

Legal basis of international migrants

• AsyLex Global
• International standards governing migration policy | OHCHR
• The legal framework for migrants and refugees - IFRC (PDF)
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families - Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
• Migrantinnen und Migranten Rechte - migrationdataportal.org

Upholding of human rights through legal process

• Fact Sheet No.20, Human Rights and Refugees - OHCHR (PDF)
• The Rights of Refugees Under International Law (PDF)
• Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty International
• Realising the Right of Return: Refugees’ Roles in Localising Norms and Socialising UNHCR (2021)