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Supreme Administrative Court decision of 31 December 2021 - KHO:2021:195 31 December 2021 \| Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Christian - Refugees sur place - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Finland - Iraq
UNHCR Observations on the "Proposed Amendments to the Finnish Citizenship Act" 12 November 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Finnish Aliens Act Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laiksi ulkomaalaislain muuttamisesta 24 September 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
EASO Age assessment practices in EU+ countries: updated findings July 2021 \| Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Supreme Administrative Court decision of 25 November 2020 - KHO:2020:219 Having confirmed the FIS’s decision to cease subsidiary protection and to refuse residence permission, the Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision to deport. 25 November 2020 \| Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Mental health - Residence permits / Residency \| Countries: Finland - Iraq
Supreme Administrative Court decision of 13 November 2020 - KHO:2020:4219 Given the individual assurances received by the Finnish Immigration Service from the Greek authorities that the appellant will be accommodated in a reception center that meets the require-ments of the Reception Conditions Directive and will be informed of the asylum procedure, there are no grounds for considering that the transfer to Greece is contrary to, nor have there been any reasons why, the appellant's application should be dealt with in Finland under the discretionary clause in Article 17 of the Dublin Regulation. 13 November 2020 \| Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention \| Countries: Afghanistan - Finland - Greece
Supreme Administrative Court decision of 22 September 2020 - KHO:2020:98 22 September 2020 \| Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Unaccompanied / Separated children \| Countries: Finland - Iraq
Supreme Administrative Court decision of 10 September 2020 - KHO:2020:94 10 September 2020 \| Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of religion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Finland - Russian Federation
CASE OF N.A. v. FINLAND (Application no. 25244/18) Art 2 • Art 3 • Expulsion • Sunni Muslim killed shortly after removal to Iraq where he had previously suffered life-threatening incidents • Inadequate assessment of risks with regard to tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims 14 November 2019 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Right to life \| Countries: Finland - Iraq
UNHCR's Recommendations for the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) June 2019 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

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