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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 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.

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).