Autumn 2024
The Autumn 2024 newsletter focuses on both a legal and a medical case where being a child at the time of the asylum interview plays an important role. Both cases required an assessment by iMMO to interpret the impact of dramatic events.
Case Law
iMMO report should be involved in asylum judgement
The iMMO report on Carolina’s asylum account* plays an important role in the judgment of the Council of State. After the court had stated that the rejection of the asylum application was insufficiently motivated, the IND also does not include the iMMO report in the appeal.On April 17, 2024, the Council of State** declares the […]
State Council recognizes influence of shame
In its ruling of December 13, 2023, the Council of State recognized the substantiation given by iMMO on the influence of shame and fear on declarations during asylum interviews. The Council of State indicated that the IND did not pay enough attention to this issue in this procedure. The explanation given at the hearing by […]
