Case Law

The Fourth Circuit granted a petition for review of the Board’s decision affirming an Immigration Judge’s denial of an application for asylum and withholding of removal to El Salvador.

30 April 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

21 April 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced marriage - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Widowed persons | Countries: Malawi - New Zealand

13 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Generalized violence - Minority rights - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

1 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Generalized violence - Minority rights - Persecution based on political opinion - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

11 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Right to family life - Right to health - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - Fiji

31 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Complementary forms of protection - Religious discrimination - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 August 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Copts - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - Egypt

31 July 2014 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Freedom of religion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

18 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

10 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh