SURAWAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2026] HKCA 351, Court of Appeal, decided 27 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Surawan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 351 is a Court of Appeal decision handed down on 27 February 2026 in a non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal considered the Court of First Instance ruling in Surawan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2190, alongside the earlier Court of Appeal authority in [2018] HKCA 524, before concluding: 'we dismiss the appeal.'
What was the outcome in Surawan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 351?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on 27 February 2026, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' The ruling followed the earlier decision in [2025] HKCFI 2190 and drew on the Court of Appeal authority in [2018] HKCA 524.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.
Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 351)