The Swiss Refugee Council (German: Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe (SFH); French: Organisation suisse d'aide aux réfugiés (OSAR)) is the umbrella organization of six aid organizations active in Switzerland in the field of asylum, namely Caritas Switzerland, Entraide protestante suisse (EPER), l'Œuvre suisse d'entraide ouvrière (OSEO), Union suisse des comités d'entraide juive (USEJ), the Swiss section of Amnesty International (since 2010), and the Swiss divisions of the Salvation Army (since 2013).[2]
The Swiss Refugee Council is a non-governmental, politically and denominationally independent organization, legally active in the field of asylum and refugees.[3] Until 1991, the organization was called "Office central d'aide aux réfugiés" (Central Office for Refugee Aid).
^OSAR. "Organisation". Retrieved 25 March 2009.
^« Nos membres et partenaires » (in French) in OSAR's website : "Caritas". caritas.ch. 15 February 2023., "Entraide Protestante Suisse"., "Œuvre suisse d'entraide ouvrière". 5 January 2024., "Union suisse des comités d'entraide juive"., "Amnesty international". 25 August 2023., "Armée du Salut".
^« L'Organisation suisse d'aide aux réfugiés OSAR », (in French) in OSAR's website.
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