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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 LGBTI+ applicant

ECLI
ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:738
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Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
European Convention on Human Rights; Revised Asylum Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection) and/or APD 2005/85/CE
Reference
Netherlands, Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicant (Mongolia) 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 safe country of origin for Mongolia. The present case concerned an LGBTI+ applicant from Mongolia. 


"In the reassessment the State Secretary must consult the sources of information as specified in Article 37(3) of the revised APD Directive or he should explain why this is not possible. The reassessment can be done on the basis of the eight 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
Safe Country concept/Safe Country of Origin/ Safe third country
Gender identity / Gender expression / Sexual Orientation / SOGIESC
Vulnerable Group