France - Council of State, 23 July 2010, Amnesty International France and others, n° 336034
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What was at stake
EDAL summary. Partial quashing of the list of safe countries of origin: Armenia, Madagascar, Turkey and Mali (women only) removed from the list
What happened
Voluntary organisations challenged the OFPRA decision that listed Armenia, Madagascar, Turkey, and women from Mali as safe countries of origin, arguing that asylum seekers from those countries faced risks of persecution, violence, or female genital mutilation; the Council of State partially quashed the decision, removing those countries from the safe‑country list.
What the court decided
The Council of State quashed the OFPRA decision insofar as it listed Armenia, Madagascar, Turkey, and Mali (for women only) as safe countries of origin, ordering those countries removed from the safe‑country list due to documented risks of persecution, violence, or female genital mutilation.
How the court got there
The Council of State found that Armenia presented violence against political opponents, Turkey exhibited violence against Kurdish citizens and breaches of freedom of expression, Madagascar suffered political instability and persecution of opposition, and Mali had a high prevalence of female genital mutilation affecting women, all of which contradicted the criteria for a safe country of origin under French and EU law.
Statutes and cases cited
- § Refugee Convention art. 33
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