International humanitarian law (IHL) / Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements

2 June 2014 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News

2 June 2014 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News

24 March 2014 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News

24 March 2014 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

5 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Denial of refugee status - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Sierra Leone - United States of America

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.

21 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Netherlands - Sierra Leone

October 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers