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Switzerland: Judgement F-2739/2022 of 24 November 2022 This case concerned the strict application of a waiting period for family reunification in Switzerland, aligning its case law with M.A. v Denmark (ECtHR). 24 November 2022 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Family reunification \| Countries: Switzerland
B.T.M. v. Suisse The Swiss authorities' decision to return a Zimbabwean national to his country of origin violated Article 3 of the Convention against Torture. The right to an effective remedy contained in Article 3 requires an opportunity for an effective, independent and impartial review of the decision to expel or return when there is a plausible allegation that issues under Article 3 arise. 11 November 2022 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Non-refoulement \| Countries: Switzerland
Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of M.I. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 56390/21) before the European Court of Human Rights October 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae
Switzerland: Judgement F-724/2020 of 30 September 2022 This case concerned the right of a refugee to change residency between Cantons in Switzerland. 30 September 2022 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Residence permits / Residency \| Countries: Switzerland
A.Y. v Switzerland 22 July 2022 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
Switzerland: Judgement E-2943/2019 of 6 July 2022 On 6 July 2022, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court republished its judgment of 6 July 2022, E-2943/2019, as a reference judgment due to its particular relevance for similar cases. The case concerned military service in Syria, and confirmed that refusing to perform military service or leaving Syria illegally do not give rise to a well-founded fear absent other risk-impacting circumstances. 6 July 2022 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Countries: Switzerland
#IBelong Campaign Update, January-March 2022 5 May 2022 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
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
Urteil (des Bundesgerichts) 2C_587/2021 vom 16. Februar 2022 16 February 2022 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Palestinian - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures - UNRWA \| Countries: Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic
K.S. and M.S. v. Switzerland 10 February 2022 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to health \| Countries: Russian Federation - Switzerland

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