Case Law

17 May 2013 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Minority rights - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

Petition for review denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground.

14 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: Germany - United States of America

23 January 2013 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Minority rights - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

18 January 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

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

26 June 2012 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Corruption - Grounds for persecution - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Right to life - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Russian Federation

5 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Case remanded to the Immigration Judge to determine whether the applicant showed compelling reasons to be granted asylum based on either severe past persecution or other serious harm.

17 February 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Countries: Albania - United States of America

13 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Grounds for persecution - International protection - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Finland - Iran, Islamic Republic of

12 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Colombia