CRC: Declares Switzerland violated Articles 3, 12 and 24 of the Convention in a removal decision to Russia
On 16 March 2022, the Committee on the Rights of the Child gave its decision in the case of K.S. and M.S. v Switzerland. Z. S. and A. S., both of Russian nationality and originally from Chechnya, submitted the communication on behalf of their children, K. S. and M. S....
Italy: Court of Appeal of Perugia provides subsidiary protection based on the unstable geopolitical situation in Mali
On 15 March 2022, in its judgment 136 2022, the Court of Appeal of Perugia ruled in favour of a Malian applicant and provided him with subsidiary protection in Italy. The asylum application had been previously rejected due to the alleged lack of individual persecution...
Germany: Suspensive effect granted in urgent application against removal to Croatia of Iranian mother and her severely disabled son
On 25 February 2022, the Administrative Court of Braunschweig gave its decision in a case concerning a Dublin return to Croatia. The applicants were an Iranian mother and her 12-year-old child who was severely disabled. They applied for asylum in Germany but due to...
Germany: Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg held that asylum claims by applicants with international protection in Greece cannot be refused as inadmissible
On 27 January 2022, the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg delivered its decision regarding a Syrian national who applied for international protection in Germany. Following the applicant’s arrival in Germany with his wife, their asylum claim was deemed...