UNHCR's oral intervention before the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber hearing in the case of N.D. and N.T. v. Spain (Application Nos. 8675/15 and 8697/15)

This submission will expand and elaborate upon UNHCR’s key positions reflected in our written interventions regarding: • The situation at the Ceuta and Melilla enclaves, in particular the lack of access for asylum applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa to any identification procedures enabling an individual assessment of their situation in the context of summary returns; • The scope and content of the prohibition of collective expulsion and its implications regarding non-refoulement under international refugee and human rights law.