Case Law

4 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Suspensive effect | Countries: Belgium - Tunisia - United States of America

19 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Political asylum | Countries: China - United States of America

19 June 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - SGBV | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

6 May 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America

2 May 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: China - United States of America

31 March 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Blood feuds - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Albania - Canada - United States of America

23 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

11 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: China - United States of America

4 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Security forces | Countries: Bulgaria - United States of America

6 November 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America