EDAL case summaries
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
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Iran
Keywords: Obligation to give reasons, Personal interview, Refugee Status, Religion
The case involved the rejection of an asylum application by an Iranian citizen of Kurdish origins who cited a fear of persecution because of his religious opinions and, specifically, having become a Christian. In support of his claims he submitted his baptism certificate and invoked the punishment stipulated by the legal system in his country of origin for changing his religion. The Minister for Public Order's decision on the party's application was annulled for being insufficiently reasoned.
Date: 04-10-2011
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Bangladesh
Keywords: Credibility assessment, Duty of applicant, Obligation to give reasons, Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Protection, Real risk, Refugee Status, Relevant Documentation, Religion, Well-founded fear
A foreigner who wishes to be placed under the special protection of refugee status must show the Administration, with reasonable clarity and in an objectively reasoned way, that there are specific facts which cause him to have a fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, social group or political opinion. If such substantive claims have not been submitted, but only general, vague or manifestly unfounded claims; or if specific facts have indeed been cited but these do not establish grounds for refugee status, then there is no obligation to give specific reasons for...
Date: 22-03-2011
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