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Case Law includes national and international jurisprudential decisions. Administrative bodies and tribunals are included.
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Y v. Canada

7 August 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

RRT Case No. 1405747

5 May 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of religion - Minority rights - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

RRT Case No. 1311465

13 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Minority rights - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

L.S. v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

3 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

R on the Application of Qubert and others v the Secretary of State for the Home Department

18 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Affaire Kanagaratnam et autres c. Belgique

13 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Children's rights - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention | Countries: Belgium - Sri Lanka

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v. SZNCR

15 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

RRT Case No. 1012015

1 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Safe third country | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

AF (Sri Lanka)

30 March 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Effective protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - State protection - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

T.N. and S.N. v. Denmark

20 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: Denmark - Sri Lanka

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