Case Law

20 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand

30 January 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand

13 April 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand

Order

18 July 2011 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Conflict resolution - Conflict situation - Military operations - Security situation | Countries:

21 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Thailand

3 August 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Buddhist - Credibility assessment - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - Thailand

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.

8 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Illegal entry - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Thailand - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria.

28 August 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Contemporary forms of slavery - Prostitution / Commercial sex work | Countries: Australia - Thailand

10 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Thailand

29 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Buddhist - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Thailand