From 1968 to early 2003 the applicants were employees at the state-owned Malta Drydocks Corporation (MDC), where they alleged they were exposed to asbestos. The applicants also alleged that the asbestos particles settled in their clothing and were carried home, affecting their private life. Asbestos had been known to be dangerous since the 1950s, however, …Read more
The applicant was a Somalian who irregularly entered the Republic of Malta where she applied for an asylum on 18 February 2009. Following the rejection of her application, she escaped from the detention center in Malta and irregularly entered the Netherlands in May 2009. On 11 February 2011, the applicant was returned to Malta and …Read more