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Greece - Special Appeal Committee, 26 June 2011, Application No. 95/126761

Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Iran
Keywords: Death penalty / Execution, Dependant (Dependent person), Discrimination, Family unity (right to), Gender Based Persecution, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Membership of a particular social group, Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Protection, Real risk, Refugee Status, Torture, Well-founded fear

This was an appeal against the rejection of an application for asylum before the Appeal Committees formed pursuant to Articles 26 and 32 of Presidential Decree 114/2010; and against the Minister for Citizen Protection's decisions 5401/3-498356 dated 11.2.2011 and 4000/1/67-f dated 18.5.2011. The rejection of the application (and the legal consequences arising from the rejection) was an excusable error, due to the body issuing the decision having adopted misguided practices. The fear of persecution was based on  membership of a particular social group. The domestic violence endured by the...
Date: 26-06-2011

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