Case Law

violations of Article 3: failure to effectively investigate allegations and because of its complicity in the CIA’s actions that had led to ill-treatment; violations of Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 8 (right to respect for private life), and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) in conjunction with Articles 3, 5 and 8, violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time), and Articles 2 (right to life) and 3 taken together with Article 1 of Protocol No. 6 (abolition of the death penalty) because Romania had assisted in Mr Al Nashiri’s transfer from its territory in spite of a real risk that he could face a flagrant denial of justice and the death penalty.

31 May 2018 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction | Countries: Romania - Saudi Arabia - United States of America

1 December 2016 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Canada - Saudi Arabia

2 March 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Opposition - Terrorism | Countries: Saudi Arabia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Countries: Eritrea - Saudi Arabia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

30 November 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Palestinian - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Saudi Arabia

28 June 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia | Countries: New Zealand - Saudi Arabia

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Not Recommended for Full Text Publication.

25 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Habitual residence - Livelihoods - Right to employment - Statelessness | Countries: Saudi Arabia - United States of America

7 May 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Fresh / New claim - Jurisdiction - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Political parties | Countries: New Zealand

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

8 December 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Right to education - Right to employment - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Shia | Countries: New Zealand - Saudi Arabia