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Indigenous persons 2,173
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Right to return 402
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Right to self-determination 1,297
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H46-11 Ilias and Ahmed group v. Hungary (Application No. 47287/15) - Supervision of the execution of the European Court's judgments 22 September 2022 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: Committee of Ministers \| Document type: Decisions
UNHCR-Analyse des Begutachtungsentwurfs der Oö. Sozialhilfe-Ausführungsgesetz-Novelle 2022 1 September 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Recommendations by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ('UNHCR') concerning the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the cases of Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary (Application No. 47287/15; Grand Chamber judgment of 21 November 2019) and Shahzad v. Hungary (Application No. 12625/17; Judgment of 8 July 2021) 31 August 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Good Practices Paper - Action 1: Resolving Existing Major Situations of Statelessness 16 August 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Darboe and Camara v. Italy (Application no. 5797/17) This case concerned age-assessment procedures and the placement in adult detention centres of two minors who arrived in Italy. 21 July 2022 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Unaccompanied / Separated children \| Countries: Gambia - Guinea - Italy
M.A. v Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba, Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas, Case C-72/22 PPU The Court, ruling under the urgent preliminary ruling procedure, holds that the Procedures Directive (4) precludes legislation of a Member State under which, in the event of a declaration of a state of war or a state of emergency or in the event of a declaration of an emergency due to a mass influx of foreigners, illegally staying third-country nationals are, de facto, denied the opportunity of having access to the procedure for examining an application for international protection in the territory of that Member State. Furthermore, the Court holds that the Reception Directive (5) precludes legislation of a Member State under which, in the event of such a declaration, an applicant for asylum may be detained on the sole ground that he or she is staying in the territory of that Member State illegally. 30 June 2022 \| Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 2013 Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (EU) \| Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Reception - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to liberty and security - State of emergency \| Countries: Lithuania
CASE OF ECODEFENCE AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 9988/13 and 60 others – see appended list) 1. The present cases concern restrictions on the freedom of expression and association of Russian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which have been categorised as “foreign agents” funded by “foreign sources” and exercising “political activity”. 14 June 2022 \| 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): Freedom of assembly and association - Freedom of expression \| Countries: Russian Federation
UNHCR observations on the draft Amendments to the State Borders Act and Other Related Acts of the Republic of Estonia (577 SE) 23 May 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Report to Deputy Chief Executive (Immigration) of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: Restriction of Movement of Asylum Claimants 3 May 2022 \| Publisher: New Zealand: Immigration Service \| Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers
AFFAIRE M.A.M. c. SUISSE (Requête no 29836/20) 1. La requête concerne le possible renvoi au Pakistan du requérant, ressortissant de ce pays, s’étant converti de l’islam au christianisme en Suisse, suite au rejet de sa demande d’asile. Le requérant se plaint que son renvoi lui ferait courir un risque réel pour sa vie ou d’être soumis à des mauvais traitements et que sa liberté de religion serait considérablement entravée. 26 April 2022 \| 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 of religion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Pakistan - Switzerland

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