VODOUNON SETONDJI NESTOR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 452 Court of Appeal 17 March 2026 • CACV437/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 452, Court of Appeal, decided 17 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

Vodounon Setondji Nestor v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 452 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 17 March 2026, following the Court of First Instance's earlier review of the same non-refoulement matter in Vodounon Setondji Nestor v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2458. The Court of Appeal held "we dismiss the appeal," recorded under the outcome category Appeal dismissed, with the judgment referencing the Court of Appeal's earlier guidance in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What was the outcome of Vodounon Setondji Nestor v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 452?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding "we dismiss the appeal." The appeal followed a Court of First Instance review of the non-refoulement determination in [2025] HKCFI 2458, and referenced the Court of Appeal's earlier guidance in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 2458

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