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France – CNDA, 21 October 2017, Mme E., nº 16029780

Country of Decision: France
Country of Applicant: Nigeria
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Dependant (Dependent person), Female genital mutilation, Legal assistance / Legal representation / Legal aid, Membership of a particular social group, Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Personal circumstances of applicant, Protection, Refugee Status, Subsidiary Protection

In countries where there is a high prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM), as in Nigeria, non-excised persons can be considered as having a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of membership of a particular social group within the meaning of Article 1A(2) of 1951 Refugee Convention. Refugee status can be granted where there is a considerable risk of excision and insufficient protection against this threat.
Date: 23-10-2017

Greece - Hellenic Council of State, 16 December 2014, 4527/2014

Country of Decision: Greece
Country of Applicant: Palestinian Territory, Syria
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Cessation of protection, Country of former habitual residence, Country of origin, Country of origin information, Dependant (Dependent person), Exclusion from protection, First country of asylum, Individual assessment, Manifestly unfounded application, Protection, Refugee Status, Return, Safe country of origin, Well-founded fear

The appellant sought to have the decision of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Order annulled, under which her previous application for her and her son to be recognised as refugees had been rejected. The Hellenic Council of State rejected the current appeal, due to the fact that the appellant had invoked financial reasons for leaving Syria and as such, had no legal basis to be recognised as a refugee. 
Date: 16-12-2014

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