The Administrative Tribunal of Luxembourg (the Tribunal) recently annulled a decision of inadmissibility for an applicant who was granted subsidiary protection in Greece due to his concerns about access to adequate standards of treatment.
On 6 November 2019, the Tribunal of Rome ruled on the recognition of the refugee status to a woman victim of human trafficking because of the well-founded risk of re-victimization in case of return to the country of origin.
On 5 November 2019, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment on the risk of ill-treatment for an applicant upon his return to Afghanistan.
On 31 October 2019, Advocate General Sharpston delivered an opinion on the action brought by the Commission against Poland (Case C-715/17), Hungary (case C-718/17) and Czech Republic (Case C-719/17) concerning the failure to comply with the Relocation Decisions (Decision
On 28 October 2019, the Court of Appeal published its ruling on RS (Sri Lanka) EWCA Civ 1796 concerning the refusal to grant international protection status to a Sri Lankan national who had escaped detention.
On 22 October 2019, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) published its ruling on a case concerning the rejected asylum application of a Ukrainian national.
Turdikhojaev v Ukraine (Application No. 72510/12): On 19 June 2012, the applicant, an Uzbekistan national, was arrested on charges relating to his alleged membership in an extremist organisation in Uzbekistan. He was subsequently detained in the Kyiv pre-trial detention centre in a cell allegedly measuring 1.4m2 and his extradition was ordered in January 2013.
On 17 October 2019, the Tribunal of Rome withdrew a decision relating to a Dublin transfer to Latvia due to well-founded risk of inhuman treatment upon return.
Before arriving in Italy, the applicant spent nine months in Latvia where he claims that he was forced to live in a closed facility without access to legal support while his asylum proceedings were ongoing.
