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ECtHR – L.M. and Others v. Russia, Applications Nos. 40081/14, 40088/14 and 40127/14, 15 October 2015

Country of Applicant: Syria
Keywords: Armed conflict, Country of origin information, Detention, Effective access to procedures, Effective remedy (right to), Indiscriminate violence, Internal armed conflict, Protection, Real risk, Refugee Status, Serious harm, Well-founded fear

The applicants, a stateless Palestinian from Syria and two Syrian nationals, had been ordered to be expelled to Syria by the Russian authorities, and were detained in a detention centre in Russia pending this. The Court found that their expulsion to Syria would breach Articles 2 and 3, that Articles 5(4) and 5(1)(f) had been violated with regards to their detention, and that the restrictions on their contact with their representatives had breached Article 34.
Date: 15-10-2015

Germany – Administrative Court Hannover, 08/15/2014, 6 A 9853/14

Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Actor of persecution or serious harm, Armed conflict, Crime against humanity, Indiscriminate violence, Membership of a particular social group, Non-state actors/agents of persecution, Previous persecution, Refugee Status, Religion, Unaccompanied minor

In light of a deterioration of safety conditions in Iraq since June 10th 2014 members of the Yazidi religious group living in the province of Ninive (Mosul) are in danger of persecution solely on the basis of their religious beliefs, from which they can’t reasonably seek effective protection from the Iraqi state nor from any other organization, which could offer protection. Furthermore they can’t now, nor will they for the foreseeable future be able to evade persecution by seeking refuge in safe havens within country boarders.
Date: 15-08-2014

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