Case Law

Case Law includes national and international jurisprudential decisions. Administrative bodies and tribunals are included.

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1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) 4

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Chahin v. Sweden 8 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Christian - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement \| Countries: Sweden - Syrian Arab Republic
Nirmal Singh v. Canada 8 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Punjabis - Refoulement - Sikh \| Countries: Canada - India
Harminder Singh Khalsa et al. v. Switzerland 7 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Sikh \| Countries: India - Switzerland
Mondal v. Sweden 7 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hindu - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-refoulement - Political parties - Refoulement - Torture \| Countries: Bangladesh - Sweden
Fuad Jahani v. Switzerland 1 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Kurd - Non-refoulement - Political parties - Refoulement \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Switzerland
F.M-M. v. Switzerland 1 July 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Decision on admissibility - Deportation / Forcible return - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Non-refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Congo, Republic of the - Switzerland
Sylvie Bakatu-Bia v. Sweden 3 June 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement \| Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Sweden
Munir Aytulun and Lilav Guclu v. Sweden 3 December 2010 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Kurd \| Countries: Sweden - Türkiye
Eveline Njamba and Kathy Balikosa v. Sweden 3 June 2010 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Non-refoulement - Refoulement \| Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Sweden
Aboua Brou c. Suisse 43rd session. 10 December 2009 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - Switzerland

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