Case summaries
France - CRR, Plenary session, 29 July 2005, Miss T., n°519803
Country of applicant:
Cameroon
Keywords:
Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Subsidiary Protection, Membership of a particular social group
Women who want to escape from a forced marriage, whose attitude is perceived by whole or part of the society of their country of origin as an infringement of the applicable customs and laws, and who therefore face a risk of persecution against which the authorities are unable or unwilling to provide protection, must be considered as members of a social group in the meaning of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Refugee Convention; when these conditions are not fulfilled, in particular when their behavior is not perceived as an infringement of the social order, these women nevertheless face the risk of suffering inhuman or degrading treatment and should therefore be granted subsidiary protection.
Date of decision:
29-07-2005