Case Law

Application for review of two decisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Review granted on basis the Board's finding was unreasonable as it lacked due regard to Uganda’s decision to grant refugee status to the applicants and irrelevant and credibility findings were found for one applicant.

29 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Countries: Canada - Eritrea

Application for judicial review.

22 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Eritreans - Immigration Detention - Jehovah's Witness - Multiple nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (CC/47612/2001).

2 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Eritrea - Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

5 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

Heard on 9 August 2004. This decision is replaced by MA (Disputed Nationality) Ethiopia v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKAIT 00032.

22 December 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland