Case Law

29 May 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Domestic violence - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Papua New Guinea

Application for review of decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Application granted on basis that the Board failed to provide adequate reasons regarding conclusion of exclusion under Article 1F(b) and to not follow the Jayasekara doctrine.

30 April 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Exclusion clauses - Gender-based persecution - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Guyana

Application for review of decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Application granted on basis that decision was made in reviewable error for two reasons: no proper application was conducted of the Chairperson’s Gender Guidelines, and no fair analysis was given to available evidence.

24 April 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Child prostitution - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Albania - Canada

22 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Domestic violence - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Indonesia

2 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Domestic violence | Countries: Canada - Nigeria

21 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - State protection - Sur place persecution | Countries: Canada - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

16 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Domestic violence - SGBV - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

23 November 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Canada - Nigeria

28 September 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Domestic violence - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Australia - Fiji

15 September 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Domestic violence - SGBV | Countries: New Zealand - South Africa