Legal Information

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

2 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Christian - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tigreans | Countries: Ethiopia - New Zealand

29 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Ethiopia - Switzerland

29 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Ethiopia - Switzerland

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) [2009] EWCA Civ 731.

16 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Pre-trial detention - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the High Court [2008] EWHC 3162 (Admin).

9 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Expulsion - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: United States of America

15 April 2010 | Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities | Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents

On appeal from the South Guateng High Court, Johannesburg.

12 March 2010 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Immigration law - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Ethiopia - South Africa