Switzerland: Federal Administrative Court suspends a Dublin transfer to Hungary
On 9 June 2017, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published a long-awaited decision suspending a Dublin transfer to Hungary. The leading case concerned a Congolese applicant who had been fingerprinted in Hungary before reaching Switzerland where he applied for...
Switzerland: Federal Court condemns Dublin detention of Afghan family
The Swiss Federal Court delivered a ruling on 16 May 2017 finding that an Afghan family had been unlawfully detained pending a transfer to Norway under the Dublin Regulation. In October 2016, the authorities of the Zug canton transported the family to the airport to...
Italy: Hungary is unsafe country for transferring asylum seekers under Dublin Regulation
On 15 May 2017, the Italian Council of State annulled the transfer to Hungary of an asylum seeker under the Dublin Regulation, confirming its previous position expressed in September 2016. The judgment reaffirmed the deteriorated situation of asylum seekers in Hungary...