Case Law

Admissibility application.

8 December 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights activists - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Tutsis | Countries: Burundi - Sweden

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

15 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Expedited procedures - HIV and AIDS - Immigration Detention - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - SGBV | Countries: Burundi - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland