Communicated on 15 December 2017
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 61452/15
Zenab SOUMAH against the Netherlands
and 4 other applications
(see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern female rejected asylum-seekers from Guinea who fear that their minor daughters will be subjected to female genital mutilation (hereafter “FGM”) in Guinea and that they will not be able to provide protection given the high FGM rate in Guinea in general and within their respective ethnic groups in particular as well as the social and cultural pressure. The applicants in nos. 66238/16 and 37153/17 also fear that they themselves will be subjected to further FGM. The applicants allege that their removal to Guinea will be in breach of Article 3 of the Convention.
QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES
1. In the light of the applicants’ claims and the documents which have been submitted as well as information from public sources concerning the FGM prevalence in Guinea and the extent to which the Guinean authorities are able and willing to provide effective protection in this respect, would their daughters face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention if their expulsion were enforced?
2. In the light of the applicants’ claims and the documents which have been submitted as well as public sources concerning the prevalence of further FGM in Guinea and the extent to which the Guinean authorities are able and willing to provide effective protection in this respect, would the applicants in nos. 66238/16 and 37153/17 face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention if their expulsion were enforced?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
61452/15
09/12/2015
Zenab SOUMAH
15/04/1993
Amersfoort
Annette SZIRMAI
7338/16
03/02/2016
Benty Yasmine CHALOUB
21/09/1984
Rotterdam
Latifa Moussoukoura Camara
14/02/2013
Rotterdam
Monica Maria POLMAN
66238/16
11/11/2016
Kadiatou BARRY
15/03/1997
Emmen
Binta Barry
05/04/2015
Emmen
Monica Maria POLMAN
37153/17
16/05/2017
Aichtou MAGASSOUBA
21/06/1994
Dordrecht
A.W.J. VAN DER MEER
63913/17
25/08/2017
Aminata KAKE
15/07/1990
Emmen
Kani Camara
29/06/2016
Emmen
Annelien VAN DER WERFF - DOST
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