Case Law

Heard at Field House on 9 November and 18 December 2007. This guidance supersedes that in FK (FGM – Risk and Relocation) Kenya v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2007] UKAIT 00041.

9 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Kikuyu - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal of a decision by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AS/16403/2006).

29 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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.

26 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Kikuyu - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This guidance was superseded by VM (FGM - Risks - Mungiki - Kikuyu/Gikuyu) Kenya v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2008] UKAIT 00049.

4 April 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Date of hearing: 24 September 2004.

22 February 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Social group persecution | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland