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Davtyan v Holder, Attorney General

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted and case remanded for additional proceedings.

4 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Jehovah's Witness - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Armenia - United States of America

Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow v. Russia

10 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom of assembly and association - Freedom of conscience - Freedom of religion - Jehovah's Witness - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Russian Federation

Fesehaye v. Holder, Attorney General of the United States

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: United States of America

Refugee Appeal No. 76412

31 March 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jehovah's Witness - Prosecution vs persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: New Zealand - Saudi Arabia

RRT Case No. 0909520

10 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Jehovah's Witness - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

R (on the application of Mehari) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

22 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Eritreans - Immigration Detention - Jehovah's Witness - Multiple nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bayatyan v. Armenia

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

27 October 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Freedom of religion - Jehovah's Witness - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Armenia

RRT Case No. 0902813

14 October 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Gender-based persecution - Jehovah's Witness - Oromo - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia

RRT Case No. 0903507

2 October 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Civil and political rights - Jehovah's Witness - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Right to family life - State protection | Countries: Australia

Loffelmann v. Austria

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

12 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Freedom of conscience - Freedom of religion - Jehovah's Witness - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Religious discrimination | Countries: Austria

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