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24/02/2020
FR: The CNDA grants refugee status to a Nigerian woman, victim of human trafficking

ECLI
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EUAA Information and Analysis Sector (IAS)
Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
National law only (in case there is no reference to EU law/ECHR)
Reference
France, National Court of Asylum [Cour Nationale du Droit d'Asile (CNDA)], O. (Nigeria) v French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA), N° 19017840, 24 February 2020. 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=1738
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The applicant, Nigerian national, is originally from the former State of Bendel, split in two and become State of Edo for one and State of Delta for the other and he was recruited by a trafficking network, subjected to the “juju” ceremony. The applicant was forced into prostitution in Libya, Italy, Germany, then in France. The applicant has managed to escape that network and she claim not to be able to return to her country of origin due to fear of being persecuted because of her membership in the social group of women from the States of 'Edo and Delta. She claimed to be a victim of a network of human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, and the CNDA granted refugee status to the applicant.


The CNDA based its findings on recent and updated country of origin information with regard to human trafficking of women originating from the two States, Edo and Delta.


The decision of the CNDA extended the geographical scope of a previous decision of 16 October 2019 (B. A. v. OFPRA, n ° 418328) beyond the sole territory of Edo state. The CNDA noted that the Delta state has recently become a privileged place of recruitment of victims of Nigerian trafficking networks for the purpose of prostitution.


Country of Decision
France
Court Name
FR: National Court of Asylum [Cour Nationale du Droit d'Asile (CNDA)]
Case Number
N° 19017840
Date of Decision
24/02/2020
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Keywords
Assessment of Application
Asylum Procedures/Special Procedures
Country of Origin Information
Trafficking
RETURN