WERNER HAUG – PHOTOGRAPHY
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A culture of welcome

In 1981, the first Swiss asylum law came into force, drafted with a liberal, open, and humanitarian attitude, in the spirit of the Geneva Refugee Convention. The subsequent sharp increase in the number of asylum applications, many of them from countries in the South, led to a change in public opinion.
After 1990, asylum legislation and practice were constantly tightened, including by coercive measures. The photographs of 1983 reflect the commitment and spirit of openness of the first asylum law. They show life in a Red Cross refugee center, the surrounding community, and at the workplace. Asylum seekers came from Poland, Romania, Vietnam, Chile, Zaire, Eritrea, and Lebanon. They were welcome in the community and got along very well.
Switzerland, 1983
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A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

A culture of welcome

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A culture of welcome – text

A culture of welcome

In 1981, the first Swiss asylum law came into force, drafted with a liberal, open, and humanitarian attitude, in the spirit of the Geneva Refugee Convention. The subsequent sharp increase in the number of asylum applications, many of them from countries in the South, led to a change in public opinion.
After 1990, asylum legislation and practice were constantly tightened, including by coercive measures. The photographs of 1983 reflect the commitment and spirit of openness of the first asylum law. They show life in a Red Cross refugee center, the surrounding community, and at the workplace. Asylum seekers came from Poland, Romania, Vietnam, Chile, Zaire, Eritrea, and Lebanon. They were welcome in the community and got along very well.
Switzerland, 1983
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