Case Law

Heard at Field House on 15 July 2010.

21 October 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Forced labour - Internal armed conflict - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Security situation - Social group persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 October 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - 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 - SGBV - Unlawful departure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Christian - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tigreans | Countries: Ethiopia - New Zealand

6 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - United States of America

23 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Israel

21 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Copts - Country of origin information (COI) - Jurisdiction - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Egypt - New Zealand

19 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Statelessness | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

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.

13 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Czech Republic: Supreme Administrative Court | Countries: Czech Republic - Turkey

6 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Copts - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

Ninety-eighth session of the Human Rights Committee (8 to 26 March 2010)

30 April 2010 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Freedom of conscience - Freedom of religion - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Korea, Republic of