Absolute character of the NON-REFOULEMENT principle according to cl. Article 19 (2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
2019
Abstract
According to the principle of non-refoulement, respectively the principle of non-refoulement, no one should be returned to a state in which he is at risk of violating fundamental human rights. This protection of the vulnerable person from the direct intervention of the persecuting State is based on the idea of humanity and the concept of human dignity and includes, inter alia, protection against torture and inhuman treatment, arbitrary interference with life and persecution for race, religion, nationality or belonging to a particular social group.