Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Non-state agents of persecution

This is an abridged version of the decision. Some particulars have been removed from or summarised in the decision pursuant to s129T of the Immigration Act 1987. Where this has occurred, it is indicated by square brackets.

12 August 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Pashtun - Persecution of family members - Security situation - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - New Zealand

This is an abridged version of the decision. Some particulars have been removed from or summarised in the decision pursuant to s129T of the Immigration Act 1987. Where this has occurred, it is indicated by square brackets.

3 July 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Pashtun - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Afghanistan - New Zealand

30 June 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Ahmadis - Country of origin information (COI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Bangladesh - New Zealand

27 June 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Witnesses | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

6 June 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

28 May 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Shia - Social group persecution - Tajik - Women-at-risk | Countries: Afghanistan - New Zealand

22 May 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Fiji - New Zealand

Application pursuant to s129L of the Immigration Act 1987 to cease to recognise a person as a refugee.

9 April 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Chechen - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Proof of nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: New Zealand

31 March 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Country of origin information (COI) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

27 March 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Buddhist - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Bangladesh - New Zealand