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On 27 April, the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) published the communicated cases of S.H. v. Sweden (Application no. 38099/25) and A.G. v. Sweden (Application no. 38572/25), concerning the removal of Afghan nationals from Sweden following the rejection of their asylum claims.

Both applicants allege that their removal to Afghanistan would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention, relying on factors such as ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, and “westernisation”. In the case S.H. v. Sweden, the applicant additionally invokes Article 14, arguing that his disabilities were not properly considered in the asylum procedure.

In both cases, the Court granted interim measures under Rule 39 and asked the parties whether removal would expose the applicants to a real risk of ill-treatment and whether the Swedish authorities fulfilled their procedural obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention.