Case Law

Submitted: 20 October 2006; Filed: 21 March 2007. Olivia Nabulwala challenges the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her claim for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), this court grants the petition and remands.

21 March 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Uganda - United States of America

Petition for judicial review.

28 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - HIV and AIDS - Public health - Right to family life | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

14 April 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Uganda - United States of America

6 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 November 2005 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Countries: Ireland - Uganda

On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2003] EWCA Civ 1369. On 27 May 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) held that there would be no violation of Article 3 of the Convention in the event of the applicant being removed to Uganda: N v. United Kingdom (Application no. 26565/05).

5 May 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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8 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Uganda: High Court | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Ethiopia - Uganda

28 October 2004 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: South Africa - Uganda

8 October 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland