Medical and health / Mental health

Heard at Field House on 13 May 2010.

28 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

22 June 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Sudan

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Appeal.

20 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Mental health - Right to family life | Countries: Angola - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Civil and political rights - Elections - Mental health | Countries: Hungary

10 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

Judgment revised on 15 April 2010.

13 April 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Australia - Ukraine

Application for judicial review.

31 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Mental health - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Angola - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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.

18 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Illegitimate children - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Mental health - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Reintegration - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

17 March 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Mental health - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

2 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Mental health - Right to life | Countries: Türkiye