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A.M. (au nom de M.K.A.H.) c. Suisse Discrimination; intérêt supérieur de l’enfant; développement de l’enfant; droit de l’enfant d’être entendu dans toute procédure judiciaire ou administrative l’intéressant; protection et assistance humanitaire voulues pour les enfants réfugiés; droit de l’enfant de jouir du meilleur état de santé possible; traitements inhumains ou dégradants 6 October 2021 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Statelessness \| Countries: Bulgaria - Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic
D.Z. v. Switzerland Examination of the same matter under another procedure of international investigation or settlement; non-exhaustion of domestic remedies Risk of torture upon return to country of origin; non-refoulement 31 August 2021 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement \| Countries: China - Switzerland
X c. Suisse Risque pour la vie et risque de torture ou de mauvais traitements en cas d’expulsion vers le pays d’origine 22 July 2021 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
#IBelong Campaign Update, April 2021 - June 2021 9 July 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Country News
UNHCR Statelessness Evaluation Summary 5 July 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers
Résumé d'Évaluation des initiatives menées par le HCR pour mettre fin à l'apatridie 5 July 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers
EASO Age assessment practices in EU+ countries: updated findings July 2021 \| Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Switzerland: Judgement FAC E-7092_2017 of 25 January 2021[1542] The TAF decided in a principle judgment that the right to family life should be taken into account in a Dublin procedure, even if the family member in Switzerland does not have a secure right of residence. 25 January 2021 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law - Residence permits / Residency \| Countries: Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic
CASE OF B AND C v. SWITZERLAND (Applications nos. 889/19 and 43987/16) The Court considered that criminalisation of homosexual acts was not sufficient to render return contrary to the Convention. The Court found, however, that the Swiss authorities had failed to adequately assess the risk of ill-treatment for the first applicant as a homosexual person in the Gambia and the availability of State protection against ill-treatment from non-State actors. Several independent authorities noted that the Gambian authorities were unwilling to provide protection for LGBTI people. 17 November 2020 \| 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 - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) \| Countries: Gambia - Switzerland
Switzerland: Judgement FAC E-3822_2019 of 28 oct. 2020[1532] The FAC has ruled that the SEM has to apply the principle of proportionality, which generally applies to revocation of residence permits, in cases where temporary admission is withdrawn. The FAC found that the temporary admission of the appellant, an Eritrea national, should be maintained. 28 October 2020 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Residence permits / Residency \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland

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