Case Law

Appeal against the decision of the Council for Refugees of 22 August 2003 No. RdU-449-1/S/2003.

28 May 2004 | Judicial Body: Poland: Provincial (Voivodship) Administrative Court | Topic(s): Expulsion - Illegal entry - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Poland - Sierra Leone

The detention of the applicants in the transit zone beyond the deadline for their expulsion was therefore declared contrary to Art. 5 para. 1 of the ECHR. The judgment is only available in French.

27 November 2003 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion | Countries: Libya - Poland