Case Law

11 December 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - False documents | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 Unpublished opinion.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 | 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

Application for judicial review of the Secretary of State's refusal to consider the applicant's claim for asylum as a fresh claim.

26 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Right to family life | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Trial Judgment was issued on 20 June 2007 and the Appeal Judgment, on 22 February 2008.

19 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone | Topic(s): Child soldiers - Children-at-risk - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Sierra Leone

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.

20 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 February 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Abduction - Combatants / Former combatants - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3 December 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Abduction - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - IDP camps - Mental health - SGBV - Women-at-risk | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland