Case Law

Petition for review of decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming an Immigration Judge's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection against torture.

3 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: China - United States of America

17 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Illegitimate children | Countries: Nigeria - Sweden

24 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

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30 December 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

13 August 2004 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

28 November 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Forced marriage - Gender discrimination - Social group persecution - State protection - Transgression of social / cultural norms - Women-at-risk | Countries: Turkey - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 November 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Muslim - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Polygamy - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Malaysia - New Zealand