Case Law

Precedential. Petition for review of a decision of the Department of Homeland Security (A75-795-693) and appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: D.C. Civil No. 07-cv-00992 (10 January 2007).

5 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

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

15 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America

21 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military courts - Terrorism | Countries: Ethiopia

Admissibility and Merits

25 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to health | Countries: United States of America

8 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Ukraine - United States of America

Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Human Rights Watch filed an amicus curiae in Baze v. Rees in November 2007.

16 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: United States of America

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

14 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America

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

18 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Myanmar - United States of America