INTERNAL RELOCATION ALTERNATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN
Dear colleagues, I have some cases of Afghani people, whose claim for international protection has been rejected at first instance. Although the decisions accept that in Afghanistan there is an internal conflict, and the protection seekers will be in danger as...
N.D and N.T v Spain: Grand Chamber rule that return of migrants to Morocco did not breach Convention
On 13 February 2020, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (GC) published its judgment in the case of N.D and N.T v Spain (Application Nos. 8675/15 and 8697/15) concerning the immediate return of two men to Morocco after attempting to cross...
Human Rights Committee: Views on the alleged risk to right to life as a result of climate change and sea level rise
On 7 January 2020, the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) published its views in the case of Ioane Teitiota v. New Zealand (CCPR/C/127/D/2728/2016) concerning an alleged violation of the right to life as a result of the effects of climate change. The...
CJEU: Interpretation of provisions for family reunification in the event of dependence on medical grounds
On 12 December 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union published its judgment in case C-519/18 on the interpretation of the right to family reunification guaranteed under Directive 2003/86. The Hungarian Immigration and Asylum Office refused to grant a...