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ECtHR- A.F. v. France, Application no. 80086/13, 15 April 2015

Country of Applicant: Sudan
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Burden of proof, Country of origin, Detention, Individual assessment, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Persecution (acts of), Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Personal circumstances of applicant, Previous persecution, Race, Real risk, Refugee Status, Well-founded fear

The case relates to a Sudanese national of Tunjur origin who claimed a risk of being subjected to ill-treatment if expelled to Sudan on the grounds of his ethnic origin and supposed ties with the JEM, the rebels’ movement against the regime in Sudan. 
Date: 15-04-2015

ECtHR- A.A. v. France, Application no. 18039/11, 15 April 2015

Country of Applicant: Sudan
Keywords: Accelerated procedure, Access to the labour market, Assessment of facts and circumstances, Burden of proof, Country of origin, Detention, Effective remedy (right to), Individual assessment, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Persecution (acts of), Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Personal circumstances of applicant, Previous persecution, Race, Real risk, Refugee Status, Well-founded fear

The case examines the allegations of a Sudanese national- member of a non-Arab tribe in Sudan- that his deportation to that country would expose him to treatment contrary to Article 3 of the Convention because of his race and supposed links with the rebel movements in the country. 
Date: 15-04-2015

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