United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 9 October 2008.

16 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective protection - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - Serb - State protection | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2008] EWCA Civ 14.

4 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Ashkaelian - Burden of proof - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

27 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - EU Qualification Directive - Internal armed conflict - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Returnees - Sheikhal | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 20 November 2008.

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Ashraf - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/01390/2007).

24 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Right to family life | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

18 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/06708/2007).

28 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Sur place persecution | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

22 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Re-entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Statelessness - Travel documents | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

22 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Re-entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Statelessness | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 30 June 2008. The country guidance in AB and DM (Risk Categories Reviewed – Tutsis Added) DRC CG [2005] UKAIT 00118 is confirmed subject to adding that members of the Hema tribe are likely to be treated by the authorities in the DRC in the same way as Tutsis and Rwandans and may be at risk of persecution on return to the Ituri region.

29 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Hema - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rwandans - Tutsis | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland