Case Law

29 June 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Generalized violence - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Non-state agents of persecution - Physical harm - Roma - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Czech Republic - New Zealand - Slovakia

13 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Forced sterilization / Abortion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to family life - Roma | Countries: Slovakia

Admissibility application.

16 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective remedy - Gender discrimination - Right to family life - Roma - Sexual and reproductive rights - Women's rights | Countries: Slovakia

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

28 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Freedom of information - Right to family life - Roma - Sexual and reproductive rights | Countries: Slovakia

16 December 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Roma - SGBV - State protection | Countries: New Zealand - Slovakia

26 June 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Gender-based persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma | Countries: New Zealand - Slovakia

31 May 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - State protection | Countries: New Zealand - Slovakia

7 March 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Benefit of the doubt - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Right to education - Right to employment - Right to health - Roma - Witnesses | Countries: New Zealand - Slovakia

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.

6 July 2000 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Roma | Countries: Slovakia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland