Case Law

17 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Colombia

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.

19 February 2010 | Judicial Body: Spain: Tribunal Supremo | Countries: Colombia - Spain

Application for judicial review.

26 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Colombia

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.

16 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Spain: Tribunal Supremo | Countries: Colombia - Spain

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.

28 November 2008 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Countries: Colombia - Netherlands

25 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Right to employment - Social group persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Australia - Colombia

25 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Right to justice | Countries: Canada - Egypt

25 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Right to justice | Countries: Canada - Egypt

Application for judicial review.

14 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Australia - Colombia

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

3 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Colombia - United States of America