Case Law

27 September 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Bihari - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Bangladesh - New Zealand

8 December 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Ceasefire - Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Internal armed conflict - Jurisdiction - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

17 January 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Country of origin information (COI) - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Algeria - New Zealand

6 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Visas | Countries: China - New Zealand

29 August 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

15 May 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers - Withdrawal of nationality - Witnesses | Countries: New Zealand - Zimbabwe

12 April 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - New Zealand

19 February 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: New Zealand - Sudan