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VB and Another (draft evaders and prison conditions (CG) (i) What are the likely punishments for draft evasion in Ukraine (ii) Are prison conditions for draft evaders in Ukraine contrary to Article 3 of ECHR, or has there been a significant and durable change in Ukraine such that the country guidance decision of PS (prison conditions; military service) CG [2006] UKAIT 00016 should no longer be followed? 7 March 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Countries: Ukraine - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ahmed v. the United Kingdom 2 March 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Refugee / Asylum law - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of MM (Lebanon)) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), R (on the application of Abdul Majid (Pakistan)) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), R (on the application of Master AF) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), R (on the application of Shabana Javed (Pakistan)) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), SS (Congo) (Appellant) v. Entry Clearance Officer, Nairobi (Respondent) 22 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Immigration law \| Countries: Lebanon - Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of Agyarko) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)  R (on the application of Ikuga) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) 22 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ahmed and Others (deprivation of citizenship) 10 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Deportation / Forcible return \| Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
PP (female headed household; expert duties) Sri Lanka 31 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Single heads of household - State protection - Women-at-risk \| Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TG (Interaction of Directives and Rules) 30 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Tibetan \| Countries: China - India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BA (Returns to Baghdad) Iraq CG 23 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Deportation / Forcible return - Return conditions - Security situation - Sunni \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lama (video recorded evidence -weight – Art 8 ECHR) 19 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) \| Countries: Nepal - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chin and Another (former BOC/Malaysian national – deportation) 16 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return \| Countries: Malaysia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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