Undertaken by the University of Zurich but commissioned by the Federal Commission against Racism (EKR), the report analyzed the legalities of limiting the freedom of movement of asylum seekers and found that it can only be done if it respects their fundamental rights.

Fundamental rights as laid out in the Swiss constitution “are conceived as human rights; they protect all human beings, and therefore asylum seekers, however precarious their right to stay in Switzerland,” said the report.

Measures restricting movement can only be applied to individuals who threaten security or public order, the EKR said in a statement .

Any such measures “should have a legal basis, be justified by public interest or serve to protect the fundamental rights of others,” it said.

Crucially, restrictions must also be proportionate.