UN experts urge individual risk checks before Afghan returns

UN human-rights experts warned in a statement republished by UNRIC on a page updated on October 23 against returning Afghans to danger, urging EU states to respect non-refoulement and assess each person’s risks before removal.

The statement says diplomatic assurances do not release states from their obligations. This is a warning and assessment by independent experts, not a court judgment deciding every asylum case. Its central distinction is between administrative return arrangements and individual risk assessment. It should not be treated as a prediction of the outcome of any particular application.