Austria

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

24 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Austria: Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Alevis - Domestic violence - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - SGBV - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Austria - Turkey

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

24 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Austria: Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Social group persecution | Countries: Austria - Somalia

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Austria: Asylum Court (Asylgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective protection - Honour killings - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Austria - Turkey

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

1 March 2007 | Judicial Body: Austria: Higher Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Internal armed conflict - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Kurd - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Social group persecution | Countries: Austria - Turkey

Summary translation by UNHCR Branch Office Vienna.

5 June 2002 | Judicial Body: Austria: Independent Federal Asylum Review Board (UBASG) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Austria - Ethiopia