Date
Type
11/08/2015
JAL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
MUS 1/2015
Mauritius
09/12/2015
Health; Migrants; Alleged pending deportation of an international student based solely on her HIV
status. According to the information received, Ms. X landed in Mauritius on 27
January 2015 as part of a study abroad program. As part of the application, she was
tested on 4 February 2015 in a private laboratory and was informed of her HIV
positive status the next day. She shared the results of this test with her university.
On 19 March 2015, the university ordered her to immediately go to the Passport
and Immigration Office in Port Louis, Mauritius. Upon doing so, she received a
letter of deportation, allowing her two weeks to leave the country. On 16 April
2015, the Passport and Immigration Office sent a second letter of deportation. Ms.
X has turned to the Supreme Court of Mauritius to challenge the decision to deport
her and to challenge the current law in place. On 6 May 2015, the court heard a
demand for judicial review and decided that the case will be taken on its merits. A
hearing date has been set for September 2015. The deportation of Ms. X has been
suspended pending the judgment of the Supreme Court.
A/HRC/31/79
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