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Greece - Special Appeal Committee, 15 November 2011, 95/52986

Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Afghanistan
Keywords: Actor of persecution or serious harm, Actors of protection, Country of origin information, Credibility assessment, Discrimination, Internal protection, Membership of a particular social group, Non-state actors/agents of persecution, Persecution (acts of), Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Protection, Real risk, Refugee Status, Relevant Documentation, Religion, Unaccompanied minor, Well-founded fear

Appeal against the General Secretary of the Ministry of Public Order's negative decision no 95/52986 of 28.4.2006 on a claim for asylum before the Appeal Committees formed pursuant to Articles 26 & 32 of Presidential Decree 114/2010 and the Minister of Citizen Protection's decision 5401/3-505533 of 7.11.2011 (385/8-11-2011 FEK YODD) pursuant to which the present Committee was formed.

This case involved a fear of persecution because of religious beliefs (atheism) as well as because of membership of a particular social group (personality shaped in a non-Islamic society /...
Date: 15-11-2011

Sweden - Migration Court, 17 March 2011, UM 206-11

Country of Decision: Sweden
Country of Applicant: Mongolia
Keywords: Actors of protection, Child Specific Considerations, Credibility assessment, Humanitarian considerations, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Trafficking in human beings, Unaccompanied minor

An unaccompanied minor from Mongolia was granted a residence permit on the gounds of “particularly distressing circumstances”. The Court held that the applicant would be in a very fragile and vulnerable position if returned as she was a minor without a family or a social network, she suffered from psychological problems and would be forced to live in an orphanage. The Court noted that child labour, child abuse and the sexual exploitation of children are problems in Mongolia and that it is a source and transit country for trafficking.
Date: 17-03-2011

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