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CASE OF N.A. v. FINLAND (no. 25244/18)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2019
FavorableLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicant's expulsion from Finland to his home country would expose him to a real risk of death or torture, violating his right to life and the absolute prohibition of torture.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court found that the applicant's removal would breach his right to life and the absolute prohibition of torture, because there was a sufficiently real risk that he would be killed or subjected to torture if returned.

Issue areas

Categories

refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-198634
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