Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 13 (right to an
effective remedy), the applicant complained that if removed to Sudan he would be at risk of forced
recruitment, persecution because he belonged to a non-Arab ethnic group from Darfur, and more
generally, on account of the humanitarian situation in Sudan as a result of the conflict in Darfur.
No violation of Article 3 – in the event of the applicant’s removal to Sudan
No violation of Article 13 taken together with Article 3
Art 3 ECHR • Expulsion • No risk of ill-treatment in case of removal of Afghan Sikhs to Afghanistan • Adequate assessment of the risks by the domestic authorities • No compelling humanitarian grounds against removal. See also joint partly dissenting opinion on the assessment by the domestic authorities of the foreseeable consequences of the applications to Afghanistan.
