Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Sur place persecution

5 August 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution | Countries: Australia - China

21 July 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Falun Gong - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

Application for judicial review.

17 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Derivative status - Falun Gong - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution | Countries: Australia - China

Admissibility decision.

8 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to justice - Sur place persecution - Unlawful departure | Countries: Morocco - Sweden

The judgment was subsequently appealed before the High Court of Australia [2009] HCA 40.

19 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Credibility assessment - Falun Gong - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Seventh Day Adventist - Sur place persecution | Countries: Australia - China

16 June 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Statelessness - Sur place persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Uganda - United Arab Emirates

30 May 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Berber - Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Sur place persecution | Countries: Algeria - New Zealand

18 April 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Catholic - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution | Countries: Australia - China

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

15 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): EU Qualification Directive - Persecution based on political opinion - Sur place persecution | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 December 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sunni - Sur place persecution | Countries: Australia - Lebanon