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CRPD: Rules Sweden's decision to deport Afghan would deteriorate his mental health condition

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Monday, October 11, 2021

On the 11th October, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities made its recommendations to Sweden concerning the case of ZH. This case involved an Afghan national who applied for asylum in Sweden in 2008.

CRC: Declares Switzerland did not consider the best interests of the child in a removal decision to Bulgaria

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

On 6th October 2021, the Committee on the Rights of the Child gave their decision in the case of MKAH v Switzerland. This case was brought by the Centre Suisse pour la defense des droits des migrants (CDSM) with a joint third party intervention from the AIRE Centre, ECRE and the Dutch Council for Refugees. It concerned a stateless Palestinian boy who was born in a refugee camp in Damascus, Syria.

UK: High Court rules Home Office’s work policy for asylum seekers as unlawful and against the best interest of the child

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Monday, October 4, 2021

On 4th October, the UK High Court gave its judgment in a case concerning a 24-year-old Honduran citizen who claimed asylum in the UK with his wife and then 21-month-old daughter in 2018.

Aarrass v. Belgium: ECtHR holds Belgium’s due diligence renders application inadmissible

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

On 30 September 2021, the ECtHR published its decision for the case of Aarrass v Belgium (Application no. 16371/18).

CAT: Committee Against Torture rules against deportation of persecuted Christian to China

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

On the 31st August, the Committee Against Torture adopted its decision on a case brought against Switzerland concerning a Chinese national’s risk of ill-treatment upon return to China.

Communicated cases against France and Hungary

Date: 
Friday, April 16, 2021

In L.B. v France (application no. 67839/17), the applicant is an intersex person of Moroccan nationality who underwent sexual reassignment treatment in France. He was deported to Morocco after the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons refused to grant him a refugee status.

C-194/19: CJEU rules circumstances subsequent to the Dublin transfer decision must be taken into account

Date: 
Thursday, April 15, 2021

On 15 April 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in H.A.

Communicated case against Poland

Date: 
Friday, March 26, 2021

Z.E. and Others v Poland (Application no. 4457/18) concerns the applicant Z.E and her four children, who are Russian nationals of Chechen origin. In 2013, the applicants were stopped while crossing the Polish border with Z.E’s husband. Various sets of asylum proceedings ensued and ultimately ended in a refusal.

C-768/19: AG Hogan gives opinion on the point at which a person’s ‘minor’ status is assessed in order to determine whether that minor and another person are ‘family members’

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

On 25 March 2021, AG Hogan published an opinion in Bundesrepublik Deutschland v SE (C‑768/19). The request for preliminary ruling arises in proceedings between S.E and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the refus

Communicated cases against France

Date: 
Friday, March 19, 2021

S.A. and F.A. v France (application no. 40429/19) concerns a Syrian couple who were homeless for several months. The application is based on Articles 3 and 6(1) ECHR. The Court asks whether the applicants’ living conditions, in particular during the period when they were sleeping rough, violate Article 3 ECHR.

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