Netherlands: An End to Legal Aid at First Instance*

Netherlands: An End to Legal Aid at First Instance*

The Dutch State Secretary for Asylum and Migration has announced that asylum seekers will no longer receive state-provided legal assistance and representation during the examination of their claim at first instance. Applicants in the regular procedure are currently...
ECtHR: Failure to Assess Risk of Return Violated Article 3 ECHR

ECtHR: Failure to Assess Risk of Return Violated Article 3 ECHR

On 21 November 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment on the detention of two Bangladeshi nationals in the Röszke transit zone and their subsequent removal to Serbia. The case was referred to the Grand Chamber (GC) by the Hungarian...