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Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Bangladesh
Keywords: Refugee Status, Residence document, Vulnerable person
The recognition of gender identity is a matter of respect towards the individual’s personality, protected under Greek and international law and applicable by analogy to refugees. Refugees must be able to request assistance from the authorities of the host-country, as refugeehood entails severed ties with the country of origin making it impossible for recognised refugees to request official actions from their governments.
Date: 31-12-2018
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Albania
The refusal to grant residence permit and the subsequent return order were issued without a hearing. Although a hearing in administrative procedures initiated by the applicant is not always required, the Court found that the hearing would have led to a well-rounded and more substantial review of his right to remain under a different type of residence permit, as well as any factors precluding his return.
Date: 18-05-2018
Country of Decision: Greece
Keywords: Freedom of movement (right to)
The Court annulled the no. 10464/31.05.2017 Decision of the Director of the Asylum Service, on the basis of which, the restriction on the movement of applicants for international protection entering the Greek islands of Lesvos, Rhodes, Samos, Kos, Leros and Chios after the 20th of March 2016, was imposed. Furthermore, the Court ruled that the competent authority may not impose the contentious restriction on movement to applicants for international protection arriving in the Greek islands after the date of the publication of the judgment.
Date: 17-04-2018
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Syria
Keywords: Accelerated procedure, Dependant (Dependent person), Dublin Transfer, Effective access to procedures, Family member, Family reunification, Family unity (right to), First country of asylum, Inadmissible application, Individual assessment, Manifestly unfounded application, More favourable provisions, Personal interview, Safe third country
The case concerns an application for the annulment of the decision of the Appeals Committee which rejected the applicant’s previous application to overturn the decision of the Regional Asylum Office of Samos whereby he was denied international protection. The Court determined that the case was inadmissible, accepted the relevant justifications given by the Appeals Committee and rejected the application.
Date: 13-04-2018
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Afghanistan, Iran
The Court held that where asylum applicants are prevented from obtaining necessary documentation that would allow them to be granted a license to marry, due to their severed ties with their countries of origin, a simple statutory declaration will suffice as proof that there are no legal obstacles preventing them from getting married.
Date: 31-10-2017
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Syria
Keywords: Detention, Return
Detention of asylum seekers should only be permitted under the conditions prescribed by the law. The detention and deportation orders should always provide sufficient legal justification including the objective facts leading to the administrative authorities’ decision.
Date: 31-10-2017
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Syria
Keywords: Safe third country
Transit through a third country cannot be considered a sufficient connection for the purposes of the “safe third country” concept on the sole reason that the country is located in proximity to the country of origin. Other conditions, such as the length of stay or the existence of a supporting network, need to be present for such a connection to exist.
Date: 29-09-2017
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Syria
Keywords: Persecution (acts of), Religion, Safe third country
The Court of Appeal rejected a request rebutting the presumption of Turkey as a safe third country for a Syrian national of Armenian origin who resided there for one year and held a work permit, on the ground that general references to human rights violations and deficiencies in Turkey’s asylum system did not suffice to establish a real and individualised risk of persecution or indirect refoulement to Syria.
Date: 30-09-2016
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Unknown
Following the making of an application for international protection, detention for the purpose of removal must be terminated in the absence of a new detention order, based on an individualised assessment of the grounds for detention of asylum seekers. The applicant must be released upon condition of appearing in person before the responsible authority for the full registration of his or her application, failing which return proceedings may be executed.
Date: 01-09-2016
Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Bangladesh
Keywords: Personal interview, Refugee Status, Relevant Documentation, Safe third country, Well-founded fear
The applicant did not have the possibility to have his allegations (which also supported his subsequent application) duly taken into consideration. His written answers to the questions asked by the administrative authorities on his subsequent application were not documented with precision. His allegations need to be examined and evaluated further.
Date: 24-09-2015
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