Hong Kong bill of rightsnon refoulementdeportation

Ubamaka v Secretary for Security (Non-Refoulement)

[2012] HKCFA 87

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Article 3 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights provides absolute protection against torture and cruel treatment; a person facing a real risk of such treatment cannot be removed from Hong Kong.

Area of Law

human-rights

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