Case Law

16 April 2012 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - South Africa

21 June 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - South Africa

21 September 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Darod - Internal armed conflict - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Safe third country - Social group persecution | Countries: Somalia

19 May 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - South Africa

20 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Residence permits / Residency - Safe country of origin - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia

Application for leave to apply for judicial review.

15 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Forced marriage - HIV and AIDS - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Social group persecution | Countries: Ireland

Application for judicial review.

20 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Domestic violence - HIV and AIDS - Non-state agents of persecution - Public health - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Ireland - South Africa

22 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective protection - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Right to employment - Right to family life - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - South Africa

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

17 April 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: South Africa - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted En Banc: December 14, 2004 Pasadena, California. The Supreme Court of the United States has subsequently granted a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Court of Appeals' judgment was vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings.

3 June 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: South Africa - United States of America