SARR DAWDA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 533 Court of Appeal 15 April 2026 • CACV470/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 533, Court of Appeal, decided 15 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Parties (3)

Case Significance

Sarr Dawda v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 533 is a Court of Appeal decision of 15 April 2026. The Court held 'we dismiss the appeal,' affirming the ruling in Sarr Dawda v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCFI 2677. The Court of Appeal's reasoning refers to [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What was decided in Sarr Dawda v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 533?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' The decision affirmed the first-instance ruling in [2025] HKCFI 2677 and drew on the approach in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 2677

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Judgment

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