Case Law

Application for judicial review.

22 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Mental health - Public health - State protection | Countries: Canada - Korea, Republic of

Appeal under sections 103 and 108 of the Extradition Act 2003.

15 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Mental health - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serb - War crimes | Countries: Croatia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Hindu - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Mental health - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AS/56874/2003 & AS/57476/2003).

29 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Public health - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

28 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Effective protection - Grounds for persecution - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Brazil

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.

17 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Austria: Supreme Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Topic(s): Chechen - Complementary forms of protection - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Mental health - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Austria - Russian Federation

On appeal from the High Court of Justice, Queen’s bench Division, Administrative Court: R (on the application of Mahamed) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1312 (Admin).

25 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Right to family life - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Somalia

10 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Sweden

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

20 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Legal representation / Legal aid - Mental health - Pre-trial detention - Public health - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Türkiye

14 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Credibility assessment - Mental health - Persecution of family members - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - China