Denmark: The Refugee Appeals Board eases the burden of proof for women and girls from Afghanistan

15 Dec 2022 | News

On the 15th of December 2022, the Danish Refugee Board’s Coordination Committee declared that a lower threshold of persecution should be applied in cases involving Afghan women and girls regarding their risk of persecution. This lower threshold is justified...

ECtHR: Hungary violates Article 3 by not properly assessing the risks of returning third-country nationals to Serbia

15 Dec 2022 | News

On 15th of December 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its ruling in W.A. and Others v. Hungary (applications nos 64050/16, 64558/16, 66064/16). The applicants arrived in Hungary from Serbia and entered the Röszke transit zone, situated on...

Committee Against Torture B.T.M. v. Switzerland: Procedural obligation to conduct an effective, independent and impartial examination of a return decision

9 Dec 2022 | News

On 9 December 2022, the Committee Against Torture (CAT) adopted a decision on B.T.M. v. Switzerland (application no. 972/2019). The case concerned a human rights defender from Zimbabwe who applied for international protection in Switzerland and complained that return...

ECtHR M.K. and Others v. France: violation of Article 6(1) for failure to comply with interim measures ordering emergency accommodation

8 Dec 2022 | News

On 8 December 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in M.K. and Others v. France (applications nos. 34349/18, 34638/18 and 35047/18). The case concerned asylum-seekers that had no accommodation at the time an Administrative Court granted them interim...

Sweden: Updated legal position on the protection needs of Afghan nationals and general recognition of the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan

6 Dec 2022 | News

On 6 December 2022, the Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the assessment of the need of protection for Afghan nationals, in particular regarding the situation of women and girls. The Migration Agency acknowledged the gradual deterioration of the...

Germany: Administrative Court of Braunschweig ruled that return to Italy would expose a family to homelessness and to the systemic deficiencies in the Italian asylum system

1 Dec 2022 | News

On 1 December 2022, the Administrative Court of Braunschweig ruled in a case (278/22). It concerned an Iranian family, whose asylum application was to be transferred to Italy under the Dublin III Regulation. However, the family appealed this transfer decision on...