International humanitarian law (IHL) / Combatants / Former combatants

Petition for review granted, order vacated and decision remanded for proceedings to establish clarity with regards to rejection of claimant's past persecution claim and basing decision on the legal principle that past persecution to family members can be the basis for a past persecution claim.

7 October 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

18 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of information | Countries: United States of America

3 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: United States of America - Yemen

8 July 2010 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

On petition for review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

9 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Civil war - Combatants / Former combatants - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Security situation - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (No. A99-023-706).

2 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Credibility assessment - Oromo - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Political groups | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Petition for writ of habeas corpus.

22 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Syrian Arab Republic - United States of America