ECtHR: Potential extradition of a Burkinabe national from France violates Article 3 ECHR due to lack of a reassessment of diplomatic assurances following military coup

7 Sep 2023 | News

On the 7th of September 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in its judgment Compaoré v. France. The case concerns a Burkinabe national, Paul Compaoré, the brother of the former President of Burkina Faso, who was under investigation for murders of...

General Court EU: Frontex is not liable for damages related to the return of Syrian refugees as since Frontex does not have the power to assess the merits of return decisions or applications for international protection

6 Sep 2023 | News

On the 6th of September 2023, the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ruled in its judgment T‑600/21. The case concerned Syrian nationals arriving in Greece where they expressed their desire to lodge an application for international protection. However,...

ECtHR: Denmark’s expulsion orders and entry-bans issued to Afghan settled migrants breached Article 8 ECHR

5 Sep 2023 | News

On the 5th of September 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in its judgments no. 44810/20 and 31434/21. The cases concerned two Afghan applicants who had entered Denmark at a young age and had been convicted of criminal offences and sentenced to...

ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of Hungary’s expulsion to Türkiye issued to a married man with Article 8 and 13 ECHR and Article 1 Protocol 7

3 Sep 2023 | News

On the 3rd of July 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case no. 48302/21. The case concerns a Turkish man who was married with a Hungarian woman with whom he had a daughter. The Turkish man received a permanent residence permit but his national settlement...

ECtHR: Italy violates Article 3 ECHR by accommodating a minor with a history of abuse and psychological needs in an adult reception centre

31 Aug 2023 | News

On the 31st August 2023, the Court delivered its judgment in the case no. 70583/17. The case concerned a Ghanaian woman who arrived as a minor to Italy in October 2016 and was accommodated in an adult reception centre. In September 2017, the Court applied Rule 39,...

France: CNDA provides subsidiary protection to a Sudanese asylum applicant due to indiscriminate violence in Khartoum region

21 Jul 2023 | News

On the 21st of July 2023, the National Court of Asylum (CNDA) ruled in its judgment no. 23009590. The case concerns E, a Sudanese national, who resided in Khartoum and was regularly arrested and interrogated by the Rapid Support Forces there as he was working as a...