EDAL case summaries
Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Russia
Keywords: Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the UN, Crime against humanity, Exclusion from protection, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, International armed conflict, Previous persecution, Refugee Status, Serious non-political crime, Standard of proof, Subsidiary Protection, Torture, War crimes
This case concerned exclusion from refugee status on the basis of a war crime and a serious non-political crime.
A Chechen who was involved in the Second Chechen War - outside of the general combat action - in the killing and wounding of Russian soldiers and the kidnapping of a Russian officer to force the release of another Chechen is at risk of being exposed to torture or at least inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the Russian Federation.
Date: 26-07-2012
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