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Medienmitteilung: Ungarn - Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht entscheidet über Dublin-Verfahren mit Überstellung nach Ungarn 9 June 2017 \| Publisher: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries
A. (République démocratique du Congo) c. Secrétariat d'Etat aux migrations (SEM) 31 May 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees - Safe third country \| Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Hungary - Switzerland
A.I. c. Suisse http://www.asylumlawdatabase.eu/en/content/ecthr-na-v-switzerland-no-5036414-ai-v-switzerland-no-2337815-articles-2-and-3-30-may-2017 30 May 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement - Right to life \| Countries: Sudan - Switzerland
N.A. c. Suisse http://www.asylumlawdatabase.eu/en/content/ecthr-na-v-switzerland-no-5036414-ai-v-switzerland-no-2337815-articles-2-and-3-30-may-2017 30 May 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement - Right to life \| Countries: Sudan - Switzerland
Accelerated, prioritised and fast-track asylum procedures Legal frameworks and practice in Europe May 2017 \| Publisher: European Council on Refugees and Exiles \| Document type: Regional Reports
USCIRF Annual Report 2017 - Tier 3: Other countries/regions monitored - Western Europe 26 April 2017 \| Publisher: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom \| Document type: Annual Reports
A., B., C., D. und E. (Nigeria, Russia, Sierra Leone) gegen Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) 6 April 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Passports - Rejected asylum-seekers - Statelessness - Travel documents \| Countries: Nigeria - Russian Federation - Sierra Leone - Switzerland
2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Switzerland 3 March 2017 \| Publisher: United States Department of State \| Document type: Annual Reports
Make Way for Justice #3: Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2017 March 2017 \| Publisher: REDRESS \| Document type: Annual Reports
Relationship between climate change and the full and effective enjoyment of the rights of the child 27 February 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports

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