IOM acknowledges the importance of the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights regarding Finland’s handling of the asylum claim lodged by an Iraqi man, murdered in Baghdad in 2017 following his return with IOM assistance. Acknowledging the seriousness of this tragic episode, IOM underlines its commitment to a rights based approach that upholds and protects migrants’ rights.

We are currently reviewing all aspects of our Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme, so that appropriate measures may be adopted. The Court’s ruling will now inform this process.

The judgment in the case is available on the website of the ECHR. A statement by the Finnish Minister of Interior can be found here.

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