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Palestinian man who sued State over lack of accommodation yet to respond to settlement offer, court hears

Summary

A Palestinian man, who has sued the State for failing to provide accommodation after seeking international protection, has not responded to a settlement offer. The High Court heard that the man, who is unwell and cannot be named, arrived in the State in April and has spent recent months sleeping in a tent or in others' homes. He has brought judicial review proceedings against the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Attorney General, seeking orders for accommodation, a vulnerability assessment and declarations that the Minister breached his EU rights to international protection. The State's counsel said a settlement offer had been sent to the man's legal team, but no reply has been received. The case was adjourned to September. The man, aged in his 40s, claims he was a former political prisoner who endured torture in an Israeli jail and was later attacked by settlers.

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What: Report matter: Palestinian man who sued State over lack of accommodation yet to respond to settlement offer, court hears. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2024-07-26 Publication

Why: The man claims that members of his family had to flee to nearby Jordan due to threats to one of his children and because of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. CNI source report

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