Case Law

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

16 February 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Jurisdiction - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection - Sur place persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

1 August 2003 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Crimes against humanity - Death penalty - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Political parties - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Terrorism | Countries: Algeria - New Zealand