Case Law

28 November 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Christian - Jurisdiction - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Single heads of household | Countries: New Zealand - Nigeria

The appellant's first claim was declined by the Refugee Status Branch of the Department of Labour, and on appeal (the first appeal) by the Authority (differently constituted) -- see Refugee Appeal No. 76065.

26 November 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Falun Gong - Jurisdiction - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - New Zealand

27 June 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Witnesses | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

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

20 December 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Exhaustion of domestic remedies | Countries: Nepal - New Zealand

30 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

19 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Persecution based on political opinion - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Nepal - New Zealand

23 September 2005 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Economic, social and cultural rights - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: India - New Zealand

27 June 2005 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Baha'i - Changes of circumstances in home country - Credibility assessment - Persecution of family members | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

8 December 2004 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Kosovar - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Serbia