Italian court dismisses asylum claim where applicant failed to prove non-refoulement risk under EU law.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Cassation dismissed the asylum applicant's request, ruling that the domestic authorities correctly assessed the lack of credible fear of persecution. The applicant argued that returning to their home country would expose them to severe human rights violations, but the court found no evidence supporting this claim. Consequently, the application was rejected because the applicant did not meet the statutory threshold for international protection.
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AI generatedArt. 3 CEDU; Art. 13 CEDU: The court holds that an asylum claim must be substantiated by concrete evidence of a well-founded fear of persecution, and a generic assertion of risk without specific facts does not satisfy the legal requirements for granting international protection.
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