Italian Supreme Court dismisses asylum claim where applicant failed to prove non-refoulement risk under Art. 3 ECHR.
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AI generatedThe Italian Supreme Court dismissed the asylum application filed by the applicant, who alleged a risk of torture upon return to his home country. The applicant argued that specific political persecution targeted him, while the state contended he failed to provide credible evidence of individualized danger. The court ruled that the burden of proof remained on the applicant, and his claims were deemed unsubstantiated under Italian asylum law.
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AI generatedArt. 3 ECHR; Art. 103 L. 189/2002: An asylum seeker must substantiate the risk of non-refoulement with credible, specific evidence; generic assertions of persecution without personalization do not satisfy the statutory burden of proof.
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