Case Law

Decision on admissibility.

17 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

4 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - State protection - Tamil | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

3 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Safe third country - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia

12 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Catholic - Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Pakistan

1 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Ahmadis - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

30 March 2011 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Topic(s): Chechen - Safe third country - State protection | Countries: France - Poland - Russian Federation

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

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.

24 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Austria: Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Topic(s): Alevis - Domestic violence - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - SGBV - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Austria - Turkey

23 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Grounds for persecution - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - State protection | Countries: Australia - Zimbabwe

21 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Thailand