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Germany - Federal Administrative Court, 31 March 2011, 10 C 2.10

Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Rwanda
Keywords: Exclusion from protection, Crime against humanity, Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the UN, War crimes, Revocation of protection status, Standard of proof

For the exclusion ground of war crimes or crimes against humanity to be applicable it is not necessary to establish to the point of utmost certainty that a refugee has committed such crimes, it is sufficient if serious reasons justify this assumption.  A revocation of refugee status is also possible if war crimes or crimes against humanity have been committed after refugee status was granted.
Date: 31-03-2011

Germany - High Administrative Court of Bavaria, 11 January 2010, 9 B 08.30223

Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Rwanda
Keywords: Exclusion from protection, Crime against humanity, Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the UN, War crimes, Revocation of protection status

Revocation of refugee status was lawful for a leading member of an organisation which has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations (president of the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda - FDLR).
Date: 11-01-2010

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