Communicated case: A.A. and Others against the Netherlands (application no. 28190/18)

Date: 
Friday, August 31, 2018

On 31 August, the ECtHR communicated a case concerning the removal to Libya of a family of asylum seekers, after the Dutch authorities did not find their asylum claim credible. Upon consideration of the possibility to return to Libya, the domestic authorities relied on a Council of State ruling, to conclude that the general security situation in Libya is not so bad as to preclude their return. The applicants filed an application with the Court, complaining under Article 3 ECHR, that their removal to Libya would expose them to a real risk of ill-treatment or death. 


This item was reproduced with the permission of ECRE from the weekly ELENA legal update. The purpose of these updates is to inform asylum lawyers and legal organizations supporting asylum seekers and refugees of recent developments in the field of asylum law. Please note that the information provided is taken from publicly available information on the internet. Every reasonable effort is made to make the content accurate and up to date at the time each item is published but no responsibility for its accuracy and correctness, or for any consequences of relying on it, is assumed by ECRE.

 

                                                     

 

Keywords: 
Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Real risk
Return