Family Reunification and Polygamy: What the ECHR Has Just Decided
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Yemeni man who was granted asylum in the Netherlands but whose request to reunite with his children was rejected. The man has three wives and a total of 13 children, and polygamy is banned in the Netherlands. The court ruled that polygamy can justify restrictions on family reunification.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has just handed down an important decision on the family reunification of children from polygamous marriages.
The ECHR determines that European countries are not obliged to recognize polygamous marriages in order to grant family reunifications.
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