ECtHR communicated cases: Compatibility of Poland’s returns, living conditions on the Polish-Belarusian border and available remedies with ECHR

12 Jun 2023 | News

On the 12th and 19th of June 2023, the ECtHR communicated two cases on the Polish-Belarusian border (nos. 12752/22, 15182/22 and 40833/22). The cases concern eleven foreigners, including minors, attempting to enter Poland in an irregular manner. Allegedly the Polish...

ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of depriving Algerian from his French nationality by France and subsequent expulsion order with Article 8 ECHR

12 Jun 2023 | News

On the 12th of June 2023, the ECtHR communicated its case no. 25203/22. The case concerns the forfeiture of French nationality of an Algerian born applicant and the subsequent issued deportation order. He acquired French nationality by naturalisation and was...

CRC: Denmark violated the Convention due to a deportation order issued to Somalian girl at risk of being forcefully subjected to female genital mutilation

9 Jun 2023 | News

On the 9th of June 2023, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) published its communication No. 140/2021. The case concerned a Somali couple, F.M.A. and H.K.A., whose temporary residence permits were not extended and H.K.A.’s asylum application was rejected....

CJEU: AG declared that both the personal situation and country of origin information should be considered in applications for subsidiary protection

8 Jun 2023 | News

On the 8th of June 2023, the Advocate General (AG) Pikamäe of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued his Opinion in the case C-125/22. The case concerned a Libyan couple and their six minor children of which the father allegedly worked as a bodyguard...

Lithuania: Law on the accommodation of asylum seekers not granting freedom of movement during a state of emergency violates the Constitution

7 Jun 2023 | News

On the 7th of June 2023, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court delivered its judgment no. 10-A/2022. The case concerned an applicant who irregularly crossed the Lithuanian border and applied for asylum. He was subsequently placed in an ‘accommodation’ centre deprived of...

CAT: Finish removal order of Chechen applicant to Russia violates Convention

5 Jun 2023 | News

On the 5th of June 2023, the Committee against Torture (CAT) published its communication no. 1044/2020. The case concerned a Russian national with Chechen ethnicity, N.U., who is prosecuted for his alleged participation in an illegal armed formation and contact with...