Overview
- The case concerns Youssef Boudouaia, Adem Clain and Amza Benabed, who were taken to Syria at ages 11–12 by parents joining the Islamic State and later detained by Kurdish forces.
- After a late‑November hearing, the public rapporteur recommended that refusals affecting Boudouaia and Clain be reexamined, calling the state’s stance arbitrary.
- France’s Foreign Ministry had rejected repatriation requests in 2024, citing conditions on the ground that make operations extremely difficult, though ten children and three women were returned in September.
- Their lawyer, Marie Dosé, reports severe health issues, including daily epileptic seizures and multiple injuries for Boudouaia and a serious leg wound for Clain.
- Benabed was transferred to Iraq, according to his lawyer, who warns of prosecution risks there and says she learned of the move during the hearing.