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- Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025favorable
CASE OF A.B. AND Y.W. v. MALTA (no. 2559/23)
Whether the applicants’ removal to China would expose them to a real risk of treatment prohibited by Article 3 (the absolute prohibition of torture).
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Peordi (C-736/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Laci v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Deprivation; fraud; procedure)
Case addressing procedural issues and fraud allegations in deprivation of citizenship proceedings.
immigrationcitizenshipasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025
CASE OF Y.K. v. CROATIA (no. 38776/21)
Whether the applicant’s removal to North Macedonia would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture, and whether the domestic system provided an effective remedy for that risk.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
EK & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rule 17 Withdrawal)
Case concerning the application and interpretation of Rule 17 regarding withdrawal of immigration and asylum applications.
immigrationasylum - European Union· 2025· Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
C-882/25
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025
CASE OF H.Q. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 46084/21)
Whether the applicants' removal to Serbia by Hungary would constitute a prohibited collective expulsion and expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the absolute prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025High precedent
CASE OF A.R.E. v. GREECE (no. 15783/21)
Whether the applicant's expulsion to Türkiye and the conditions of his detention, together with the absence of an effective remedy, breached his rights under the prohibition of torture, the right to liberty and the right to an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - United Kingdom· 2025· Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
KM (Nigeria), R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (ECAT: where stay necessary)
The central issue in this judicial review case is to determine the conditions under which a stay is necessary within the Early Consideration of Asylum Tribunal (ECAT) process, specifically impacting a Nigerian national.
refugeeasylum - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Ligue des droits humains (C-846/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration.
refugeeasylum - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Wojewoda Dolnośląski (C-797/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025
CASE OF H.A. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 39498/18)
Whether Hungary has taken effective measures to prevent new violations of the Convention and complied with the Court's judgment by paying the awarded compensation.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Guerrero (s104(4A); statutory abandonment; right of appeal) Trinidad and Tobago
The case addresses statutory abandonment of appeals under section 104(4A) and the right of appeal in immigration matters involving a Trinidad and Tobago national.
immigrationasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025favorable
CASE OF KUNSHUGAROV v. TÜRKİYE (no. 60811/15)
Whether Turkey's extradition of the applicant to a country where he faced a real risk of torture and the conditions of his detention violated the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF H.T. v. GERMANY AND GREECE (no. 13337/19)
Whether the applicant's treatment and expulsion would expose him to a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment, thus violating the prohibition of torture
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Malta (ECHR)· 2024
J.B. and Others v. Malta - Migrant Minor Detention
ECHR found Malta violated Article 3 (inhuman treatment) and Article 5 (liberty) in detention of six Bangladeshi minors. Landmark ruling on child migrant detention standards.
article-3-violationasylumdetention-conditionsmigrant-childrenrefugee - United States· 2024· US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitpending
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v Biden, No. 23-16032 (9th Cir. 2024)
Executive limits on asylum eligibility; APA challenges; statutory consistency
asylumasylum-eligibilityborder-restrictionsexecutive-authorityrefugee - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.H. AND S.B. v. HUNGARY (no. 10940/17)
Whether the applicants' arrest and detention were lawful under the right to liberty and security.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulement - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.A. AND Z.R. v. CYPRUS (no. 39090/20)
Whether Cyprus's expulsion of the applicants violated their rights under the prohibition of torture, the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and the right to an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.D. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 60778/19)
Whether the applicants' removal by Hungarian authorities constituted a collective expulsion of aliens in breach of the prohibition under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4