Case Law

24 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Indians - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Fiji - New Zealand

22 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective protection - Indians - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - State protection | Countries: Fiji - New Zealand

21 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Copts - Country of origin information (COI) - Jurisdiction - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Egypt - New Zealand

17 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Colombia - New Zealand

15 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Domestic violence - Expulsion - Non-state agents of persecution - Refugees - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Turkey

14 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Exclusion clauses - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - State protection | Countries: Iraq - New Zealand

This is an abridged version of the decision. Some particulars have been removed from the decision pursuant to s129T of the Immigration Act 1987. Where this has occurred, it is indicated by square brackets.

11 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Human rights activists - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - State protection - Trafficking in persons | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Christian - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Witnesses | Countries: Australia - India

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Not Recommended for Full-Text Publication.

1 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

31 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka