US EditionTop EU court rules gender, nationality enough for Afghan women to be granted asylum
- The European Court of Justice ruled that gender and nationality alone are enough for granting asylum to Afghan women due to Taliban restrictions on rights.
- FN, an Afghan woman, stated she would face risks of abduction and lack of education if deported to Afghanistan.
- The ECJ determined that EU authorities need not prove individual persecution risks for Afghan women seeking asylum.
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Top EU court rules gender, nationality enough for Afghan women to be granted asylum
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Friday that gender and nationality alone were sufficient for a country to grant asylum to women from Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban have sharply curtailed women's rights.
EU court rules Afghan women can claim asylum based on nationality alone; no proof of persecution needed
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court in the European Union, ruled on Friday (Oct 4) that any EU country can grant asylum to Afghan women based solely on their nationality and gender. In Austria, authorities denied asylum to two Afghan women who had applied in 2015 and 2020. These women appealed the decision to the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court, which then requested a ruling from the ECJ.
The EU has decided that Afghan women now have the right to asylum without individual case assessment. Gigi Deppe thinks that is brave - especially at a time when parties that want to fight migration are gaining support.
The European Court of Justice ruled today that gender and nationality are sufficient to grant asylum to women from Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban have severely curtailed their rights.
Since the Taliban seized power, women in Afghanistan have been living under persecution. This is the ruling of the European Court of Justice.
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