Case Law

11 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Mentally disadvantaged persons - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Honduras - United States of America

9 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political asylum - Refugee / Asylum law - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Mauritius - United States of America

26 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to family life - Visas - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the Board’s denial of a motion to reconsider its prior dismissal of an appeal.

20 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice | Countries: Philippines - United States of America

19 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

12 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice | Countries: China - United States of America

7 May 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Appeal / Right to appeal - Complementary forms of protection - Freedom of religion - Minority rights - Visas - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

The court granted a petition for review of the Board’s denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings.

1 April 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

11 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Grounds for persecution | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

11 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Administrative law - Appeal / Right to appeal - Arrival - Flight by land, air or sea - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) - Migrants - Refugees - Visas | Countries: Australia