EDAL case summaries

The applicant, an ethnic Samia and Christian Protestant from Mukono, Uganda, became aware of his sexual orientation when he was between 7 and 9 years old and has had several both short and longer relations with men.

The Refugee Appeals Board accepted the applicants account which included imprisonment and physical and sexual abuse as well as harassment by village locals. Consequently, the Board found that the applicant was at risk of persecution by his family and locals against which no protection by the authorities could be obtained. Therefore, the applicant was granted refugee...

When applying art. 1.F) of the Convention, there is a need of proving that the appellant is a concrete danger for the national security. As it is a restriction for the right of asylum, this provision should be applied restrictively.  In the instant case, there is no sufficient indication that the applicant constitutes danger to national security. 

Ulkomaalaislain 51 §:n mukaan Suomessa olevalle ulkomaalaiselle myönnetään tilapäinen oleskelulupa, jos häntä ei tilapäisestä terveydellisestä syystä voida palauttaa kotimaahansa tai pysyvään asuinmaahansa taikka hänen maasta poistamisensa ei ole tosiasiassa mahdollista.

Asiassa oli kyse siitä tarvitaanko ulkomaalaislain 51 § nojalla myönnettävän tilapäisen oleskeluluvan edellytysten tutkimista varten täytäntöönpanokelpoinen käännyttämispäätös vai tuleeko Maahanmuuttoviraston selvittää henkilön maasta poistamisen tosiasiallisia mahdollisuuksia ennen käännyttämispäätöksensä tekemistä...