The judgment involved a citizen of Gambia who had been granted refugee status in 2016 on the ground that the applicant’s father who had been a high government official was later seen as a political opponent to the governing regime. The competent body ended the international protection in 2019, relying on COI according to which the political situation in Gambia had changed.

The court of appeal noted that in order to establish the significant and non-temporary change of circumstances, one must compare the current situation with the situation that existed when the refugee status was granted. The court found that since the political regime in Gambia had changed, the person concerned could no longer continue to refuse to avail himself of the protection of the country of nationality. The court also noted that the person herself had not been persecuted in Gambia.