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- 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 - 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 - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Redego (C-859/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration.
refugeeasylum - 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 - 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 - Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Ghira (R 25, AIP, Fairness) Romania
Immigration case from Romania addressing Rule 25, Accelerated Detained Appeals, and fairness principles.
immigrationasylum - European Union· 2025· Court of Justice of the European Union
C-440/25
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - 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 - 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 - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Voking (C-765/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration.
refugeeasylum - 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· 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)· 2024High precedent
CASE OF VEREIN KLIMASENIORINNEN SCHWEIZ AND OTHERS v. SWITZERLAND (no. 53600/20)
Whether Switzerland's insufficient climate policies breach the applicants' right to private and family life and their right of access to a court.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 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 - 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 K.J. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 27584/20)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to North Korea would expose them to a real risk of death or torture, violating their right to life and the prohibition of inhuman treatment, and whether their pre‑expulsion detention in Russia complied with the right to liberty and security.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 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 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 - 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 - 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