The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues an advisory opinion on the scope of diplomatic asylum and the obligations of States in this regard
On 30 May 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued an advisory opinion that was requested by the State of Ecuador. The Court interpreted, inter alia, the scope of the protection under Article 22(7) of the American Convention on Human Rights and...
The Committee against Torture includes recommendations regarding non-refoulement towards Russia in its latest concluding observations
On 8 August 2018, the Committee against Torture adopted its concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation, including important asylum-related recommendations. The Committee addressed concerns regarding reports of extraditions and...
CJEU – C-585/16 Alheto, 25 July 2018
Facts: This case concerns a stateless woman from Palestine who is registered as a refugee with the UNRWA and whose application for asylum in Bulgaria was denied on grounds that she had not proven any risk of persecution under Article 1(A) of the 1951 Refugee...
CJEU – C 404/17, A v Migrationsverket, 25 July 2018
Facts: The main proceedings concern a Serbian national who applied for asylum in Sweden on 12 March 2017. In 2003, the applicant reported a militia group to the police resulting in legal proceedings against several members of the group and, for that reason, was the...