Case Law

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Livelihoods - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished Opinion.

20 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

26 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Sexual and reproductive rights - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

27 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Smuggling of persons - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Well-founded fear of persecution - Witnesses | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

25 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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.

17 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Italy

Application for leave to appeal against a decision of an Immigration Judge of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal under Section 103B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

17 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution of family members - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

28 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - One-child policy / Family planning - Right to employment - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - China

Application for judicial review.

30 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Sexual and reproductive rights - Well-founded fear of persecution - Women's rights - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - China