A Syrian mother and her two children of Arab ethnicity requested international protection in Germany. On 12 October 2022, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected granting refugee status, but granted subsidiary protection. The applicants challenged the decision before the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf, arguing that they faced persecution in...

A Syrian national applied for asylum in Denmark on 1st July 2016 and was issued a temporary residence document pursuant to Paragraph 7(3) of the Law on Foreign Nationals, by decision of 29 August 2016. That residence document was initially valid for one year and further extended automatically for the same duration until on 17 November 2020 the Danish determining authority decided not to renew it, pursuant to...

A Russian applicant, of Chechen ethnic origin, complained before the ECtHR against the removal decision issued by the Swiss authorities following the negative decision on his asylum claim. He alleged that his removal would lead to a violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention because he would be exposed to a risk of ill-treatment and risk for his life.

The court noted that the applicant first...

Two Afghan nationals (the first and third applicants), and two Iraqi nationals (the second and fourth applicants), complained before the ECtHR on grounds of Article 2 of the Convention, both substantive and procedural limbs and argued that the Greek authorities failed to conduct a proper investigation into the sinking of a boat near the Greek coast, in the maritime area southeast of Agathonissi island,...

According to the ECtHR press release of 14 October 2025:

"The applicant, Mr B.F., is an Iranian national who was born in 1980. Mr B.F. entered Greece in August 2012. He was arrested immediately on arrival, subsequently released, then arrested again in July 2013 and placed in...

A stateless woman from Palestine* originating from Lebanon and registered as a refugee with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), requested international protection in the Netherlands. By decision of 12 May 2023, the Minister for Asylum and Migration rejected her request, finding that the ground for exclusion of Article 1(D) of the Geneva Refugee Convention and...

A Syrian national, member of the Kurdish ethnic group, requested international protection in Austria on 3 October 2022, after entering irregularly via Greece and Hungary. He alleged a risk of persecution by the Syrian State, on political grounds, linked to his evasion of military service since 2011–2012, his participation in anti-Assad demonstrations in 2012, and his previous asylum...

A Cameroonian national, member of the Bakossi ethnic group and of Christian faith, requested international protection in Austria on 26 October 2023, claiming that he had been subject to acts of persecution by both separatists and government forces on multiple occasions due to his perceived political stance and professional profile. The applicant came from the Anglophone South-West region in...

A Syrian national requested international protection in Austria on 9 January 2024, claiming that he had evaded military service, which the Assad regime had interpreted as oppositional political behaviour. He argued that he did not want to perform military service because he could not reconcile conscription with his conscience, as it would involve participation contrary to human rights and...

A Turkish national member of the Kurdish ethnic group, applied for international protection in Austria on 17 March 2023. He claimed persecution for political reasons, citing his family’s oppositional political stance, , his involvement with the pro-Kurdish party Halkların Demokratik Partisi (HDP), and his refusal to perform military service. He claimed to have been victim of threats and...