Case Law

27 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Somalia

15 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Somalia

16 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21 September 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Darod - Internal armed conflict - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Safe third country - Social group persecution | Countries: Somalia

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.

24 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Austria: Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Social group persecution | Countries: Austria - Somalia

29 September 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Midgan - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - SGBV - Security situation - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Somalia

16 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Gender discrimination - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - SGBV - Single heads of household - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Somalia

1 December 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Forced marriage - Gender discrimination - Issaq - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - SGBV - Single heads of household - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: New Zealand

28 November 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Darod - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - SGBV - Single heads of household - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Somalia

Matter of Chen, 20 I&N Dec. 16 (BIA 1989), followed.

5 March 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Somalia - United States of America