Case Law

The main determination in this case is whether harm amounts to persecution for one of the five reasons set out in the Refugee Convention. The Court considered country background of El-Salvador to assess and determine if the appellant has a well-founded fear/risk of persecution for reasons relating to membership of a particular social group and different political opinion.

15 December 2022 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - EU Qualification Directive - Gang related violence | Countries: El Salvador - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Bajuni - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 11 May 2010.

16 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Zimbabwe