non refoulement
Published 6 November 2026, 09:07
non refoulement (the principle of non-refoulement; in Portuguese, princípio da não repulsão)
A ban on sending a person back to a place where they face danger — persecution, torture, the death penalty. It applies even when protection has been refused or withdrawn.
Where you come across it. Any removal decision, refusal of protection, loss of status.
It does not give you a right to stay in Portugal as such: the ban concerns being sent to a specific country, not removal itself.
Official website: aima.gov.pt