The Netherlands: District Court held that Dublin transfer to Croatia should be considered in light of the expulsion risks contrary to Art 4 Charter and Art 3 ECHR

13 Apr 2022 | News

On 13 April 2022, the District Court of the Hague gave its decision in a case concerning an Egyptian national whose asylum application in the Netherlands was rejected. The State Secretary rejected the applicant’s claim on the basis that Croatia was the responsible...

A.A. and others v North Macedonia: ECHR rule that collective expulsion to Greece did not violate Article 4 Protocol 4 or Article 13

5 Apr 2022 | News

On 5 April 2022, the ECHR delivered its judgment in the joined cases of A.A. and others v North Macedonia. The case concerned asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria who were living in Idomeni camp in Greece and travelled by foot to North Macedonia as part of...

CJEU: “Imprisonment” as a reason for time-limit extension under Article 29 of the Dublin Regulation does not apply to court ordered time in a psychiatric ward

31 Mar 2022 | News

On 31 March 2022, the CJEU gave its judgment in the case of C-231/21 following preliminary questions from the Supreme Administrative Court in Austria (Verwaltungsgerichthof). The case concerned a Moroccan national who applied for asylum in Austria after travelling...

Italy: Civil Court of Rome recognised refugee status of an El Salvador national whose family member belonged to a criminal gang

30 Mar 2022 | News

On 30 March 2022, the Civil Court of Rome upheld the appeal from a decision of the Italian Territorial Commission and recognised the refugee status of a Salvadorean national. In line with UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of...

M.A. and others v. Latvia: Chechen family’s Article 3, 13 and 4 Protocol 4 claims held inadmissible following their return to Belarus

29 Mar 2022 | News

On 29 March 2022, the ECtHR gave its decision in the case of M.A. and others v. Latvia. The case concerned a Chechen family who travelled through Belarus to Latvia. On arrival to the Latvian border, they were issued with decisions refusing their entry on the grounds...

Poland: District Court finds collective expulsion of Afghans on Polish-Belarusian border illegal

28 Mar 2022 | News

On 28 March 2022, the Bielsk Podlaski District Court gave its judgment in a case concerning three Afghan nationals. The applicants entered Poland irregularly from Belarus on 29 August 2021, expressed their wish to apply for international protection and were taken to a...