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Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal

The Refugee Review Tribunal was a statutory body which provided a final, independent, merits review of decisions made by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship or, in practice, by officers of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), acting as delegates of the Minister, to refuse to grant protection visas to non-citizens within Australia, or to cancel protection visas held by non-citizens in Australia. The Tribunal was established in 1993 under Part 7 of the Act and replaced the Refugee Status Review Committee (RSRC). On 1 July 2015 the Refugee Review Tribunal was amalgamated into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.  Website: www.aat.gov.au/
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RRT Case No. 1405747

5 May 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of religion - Minority rights - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

RRT Case No. 1413568

31 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Complementary forms of protection - Religious discrimination - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

RRT Case No. 1314596

28 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Religious discrimination | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

RRT Case No. 1210767

23 May 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Alevis - Arabs - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

RRT Case No. 1203396

11 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Alevis - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Kurd - Minorities - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

RRT Case No. 1211729

9 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Minorities - Mormon - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - China

RRT Case No. 1202004

20 September 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Assyrians - Christian - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Minorities - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Syrian Arab Republic

RRT Case No. 1205075

19 September 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Falun Gong - Minorities - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - China

RRT Case No. 1201934

12 September 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Shia - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Iraq

RRT Case No. 1202241

12 July 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Falun Gong - Minorities - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - China

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