UNHCR Protection Manual

On accelerated RSD procedures for persons in pre-removal detention at the airport; access to interpreters and obligation to submit the refugee application in French; short delay to submit a refugee application; non-suspensive effect of the appeal; absence of safeguards ensuring the effective respect of the principle of non-refoulement

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 31 March 2011

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UNHCR comments on the European Commission's proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection (COM(2009)554, 21 October 2009)

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: August 2010

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UNHCR public statement in relation to Brahim Samba Diouf v. Ministre du Travail, de l'Emploi et de l'Immigration pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union

On due process guarantees in the context of accelerated procedures and the right to an effective remedy.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 21 May 2010

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Improving Asylum Procedures Comparative Analysis and Recommendations for Law and Practice: Key Findings and Recommendations on Credibility and Country of Origin Information

This research represents the most comprehensive publicly-available comparative analysis of asylum procedure law and practice undertaken since the Asylum Procedures Directive’s (APD) adoption. The issues of credibility and evidence assessment did not form a specific topic of focus of the research. Nevertheless, in the context of the research, some limited information emerged regarding the treatment of credibility and the use of Country of Origin Information (COI) in asylum decisions. Findings and recommendations relating to credibility and evidence assessment set out in brief in the report have been collated in this document.

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: March 2010

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Observations écrites du HCR devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme dans l'affaire I. M. c. France

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: September 2009

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UNHCR Observations on the European Commission Communication on 'A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step' (COM(2004)503 final; Annex SEC(2004)937, 15 July 2004)

Document source:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: 30 August 2004

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