Gender Equality: Recent Reactions From the CJEU in the Context of the Right to Asylum - Afghan Women’s Case law and the new Taliban Regime

Abstract

Asylum seekers present their cases in words, but within those words lie the human stories of suffering. Forced to flee, they seek a common space of protection, values, and solidarity in the European Union. To be granted an international protection they must meet legal requirements, demonstrating a causal link between their claimed reasons and the persecution they have suffered or fear suffering. In a Europe where equality is a fundamental value and part of the European soul, it is worth asking whether this gender-based discrimination could be a reason for persecution and justify the right to asylum. This study examines the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) response to pressing issue concerning Afghan women seeking refuge.