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Minor suddenly considered an adult (People 2021, by Dominic Nahr) - Swiss Press Award

Schweiz, Basel-Land, 2020. Hussein (Name Geändert), 17. wurde als Erwachsener registriert, obwohl er noch ein Kind war, als er in die Schweiz kam.
Schweiz, Basel-Land, 2020. Hussein (Name Geändert), 17. wurde als Erwachsener registriert, obwohl er noch ein Kind war, als er in die Schweiz kam.
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2021

Minor suddenly considered an adult

Dominic Nahr

Asylum applications from minors in Switzerland are suddenly considered adults. Since last year, the federal government has been required to conduct medical examinations of asylum seekers if it has doubts about their age. Now, suddenly, fewer 18-year-olds appear in the statistics.

NZZ

Photo / People
2021

Dominic Nahr

Asylum applications from minors in Switzerland are suddenly considered adults. Since last year, the federal government has been required to conduct medical examinations of asylum seekers if it has doubts about their age. Now, suddenly, fewer 18-year-olds appear in the statistics.

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