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07/04/2021
NL: The Council of State ruled on the need to reassess the designation of safe country of origin of Mongolia for an LGBTIQ applicant.

ECLI
ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:738
Input Provided By
EUAA Information and Analysis Sector (IAS)
Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection) (recast APD) and/or APD 2005/85/CE
Reference
Netherlands, Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicant v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), 202002809/1/V2, ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:738, 07 April 2021. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Permanent link to the case
https://caselaw.euaa.europa.eu/pages/viewcaselaw.aspx?CaseLawID=1708
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The Council of State ruled that the State Secretary should carry out a reassessement of the designation of the safe country of origin for Mongolia. The present case concerned an LGBTIQ applicant from Mongolia. 


The Council of State held that in the reassessment the State Secretary must consult the sources of information as specified in Article 37(3) of the recast Asylum Procedures Directive or it should be explained why this is not possible. The reassessment can be done on the basis of the 8 criteria, which the State Secretary uses, namely: 'democratic governance', 'protection of the right to freedom and security of the person', 'freedom of expression', 'freedom of religion and association', 'protection against discrimination and prosecution by third parties, ‘access to independent investigations,’ ‘access to an independent judiciary,’ and ‘access to legal remedies.’
Country of Decision
Netherlands
Court Name
NL: Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State]
Case Number
202002809/1/V2
Date of Decision
07/04/2021
Country of Origin
Mongolia
Keywords
Assessment of Application
Asylum Procedures/Special Procedures
Country of Origin Information
Gender identity / Gender expression / Sexual Orientation / SOGIESC / LGBTIQ
Safe country of origin
Vulnerable Group