Case Law

In Part A the Applicant seeks in substance that first, second and third Respondents be interdicted from refusing to administer emergency healthcare to her whilst in Part B the Applicant seeks an order declaring that fifth and sixth Respondents policy of refusing placement of a asylum seekers and or refugees into the chronic renal treatment programme, kidney analysis, kidney and renal transplant to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights in the constitution.

7 October 2019 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Right to health - Right to life | Countries: Ethiopia - South Africa

6 December 2018 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Ethiopia - Italy - Switzerland

The case concerns the validity of a decision to reject an asylum application pursuant to the Immigration Act section 28 subsection 4. The provision applies to asylum seekers who need protection because of their acts in Norway, and implies that such applicants may not be recognised as refugees if the main purpose of their acts has been to obtain a residence permit. For the Supreme Court, the question is whether this exemption is consistent with the Refugee Convention of 28 July 1951 Article 1 A.

17 March 2017 | Judicial Body: Norway: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Refugees sur place - Sur place persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - Norway

9 February 2017 | Judicial Body: Kenya: High Court | Topic(s): Group / Prima facie determination - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee camps - Refugees | Countries: Burundi - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Kenya - Rwanda - Somalia - South Sudan - Uganda

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Eritreans - Ethiopians - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Tigreans | Countries: Eritrea - Ethiopia - South Africa

20 June 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): International protection - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia

19 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Muslim - Orthodox Christian - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia

Petition for review granted and remanded for review of whether claimant had a subjectively genuine and objectively reasonable well founded fear of future persecution.

11 January 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

6 December 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment | Countries: Ethiopia - Sweden

30 July 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia