The case of Asaad and others versus the Netherlands (application no. 31007/20) concerns a Syrian family of Palestinian origin, consisting of a single mother and two children aged thirteen and nine, whose asylum application was declared inadmissible in the Netherlands because they had been recognised as a refugee and were granted international protection in Greece.
On 4 November 2020, the French National Court of Asylum published its decision, in which it concluded that Somalian children and adolescent girls who are not subjected to FGM, constitute a social group under the Geneva Convention.
On 30 October 2020, the Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted its views, under Article 10(5) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), concerning the communication (
On 29 October 2020, the Maltese Court of Magistrates decided that the detention of an Ivorian national, on the basis of medical reasons, had no basis in law and therefore ordered his release.
The Court underlined that it had encountered several cases in which people were detained without a legal basis and expressed its concern regarding the impact of such detention on the rule of law.
The communicated case of D.S. v Armenia (application nr. 82348/17) concerns a Turkmen national who was facing criminal prosecution in his home country and who was arrested upon his arrival at the Zvartnots International Airport in Armenia. An Armenian first instance court ordered his detention, pending extradition, and an appeal against this decision was rejected. Subsequently, his detention was extended for a new period.
The communicated case of D.I. v. Bulgaria (application nr. 32006/20) concerns an applicant from Kyrgyzstan. He alleges that he was threatened, kidnapped and tortured by Kyrgyz law enforcement agents because of the political activity of his father and his own political beliefs. In January 2020, he applied for international protection in Bulgaria and this procedure is still pending.
On 22 October 2020, the Upper Tribunal (UT) published its judgment in the case Mx M (gender identity - HJ (Iran) - terminology) El Salvador [2020] UKUT 313 (IAC).
On 20 October 2020, AG Szpunar issued his Opinion (case C-673/19) on the interpretation of Articles 3,4, 6 and 15 of the Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC), in the context of a preliminary reference from the Dutch Council of S
On 19 October 2020, a Dutch Court asked 4 preliminary questions regarding the interpretation of Article 15(c) Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95) in a case concerning an Afghan family with several vulnerable family members.
