Case Law

1 October 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to education - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

6 June 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Women's rights - Women-at-risk | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

3 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

25 January 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

2 January 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

7 December 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

27 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Italy: Court of Appeal (Corte d’Appello) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

30 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Minorities - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - State protection | Countries: Belgium - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

24 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Effective protection - State protection | Countries: Australia

Application for review of decision of Immigration and Refugee Board regarding applicant and two minor children. Application granted on basis that the Board failed to properly analyse children’s situation with respect to the availability of state protection in Mexico.

30 May 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Domestic violence - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico