Ukraine

This is an appeal against a decision of a refugee and protection officer declining to grant refugee status or protected person status to the appellants who are a mother (the mother) and son (the son). The mother is a citizen of the Ukraine. She is also a Russian citizen. The son was born in New Zealand. There is some dispute concerning his nationality but, as will be seen below, the Tribunal finds him to be entitled to Ukrainian citizenship.

17 February 2020 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to family life | Countries: New Zealand - Ukraine

12 January 2017 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Border controls - Effective remedy - Grounds for persecution - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Countries: Djibouti - Eritrea - Ukraine

25 June 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Ukraine

Application for judicial review.

23 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (Northern Ireland) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Returnees - Statelessness - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures | Countries: Ukraine - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland