Case Law

8 June 2000 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Buddhist - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - New Zealand

14 October 1999 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

3 December 1998 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: China - New Zealand

24 October 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Illegitimate children - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

18 April 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom of conscience - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Taoist | Countries: China - New Zealand

13 February 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

30 April 1996 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Social group persecution - Standard of proof | Countries: China - New Zealand

10 February 1995 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - New Zealand