Case Law

27 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Freedom of expression | Countries: Germany - Turkey

25 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Criminal justice - Freedom of expression - Political groups - Political parties | Countries: Turkey

Heard at Field House on 3 November 2010.

20 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - State protection - Terrorism | Countries: Trinidad and Tobago - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

10 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Exclusion clauses - Terrorism | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

3 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Fresh / New claim | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 November 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

24 November 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Credibility assessment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A097-122-539; A097-122-540; A097-122-541. Petition granted and case remanded for additional proceedings. Not for Publication.

8 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

18 October 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Christian - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Security forces | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka