AC-2023-LON-002337 - [2025] EWHC 1985 (Admin)

The Applicant submits that the SDJ misdirected himself as to the applicable law concerning the compatibility of extradition with Article 14 when read with Article 3.

The Applicant's case is that he would almost certainly face confinement alone in protective custody due to his sexual orientation and effeminate demeanour, which he contends engages Article 14. It is asserted that Article 14's application does not presuppose an actual breach of Article 3, but rather that the facts fall within the ambit of Convention provisions. The Applicant argues that this matter required separate consideration from the Article 3 assessment. The SDJ's conclusion, it is argued, was that the Article 14 challenge failed solely on the basis of his findings on Article 3 protections and so was wrong in law.