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Italy - Cagliari Court, 3 April 2013, No. RG 8192/2012

Country of Decision: Italy
Country of Applicant: Nigeria
Keywords: Actor of persecution or serious harm, Actors of protection, Female genital mutilation, Gender Based Persecution, Membership of a particular social group, Refugee Status

Female genital mutilation constitutes an act of persecution relating to membership of a particular social group and, if it is established that such mutilation could specifically affect the  Applicant, constitutes a reason for granting refugee status under Article 2 and subsequent articles of Legislative Decree No 251 of 19.11.2007, implementing Directive 2004/83/EC.
Date: 03-04-2013

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