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[email protected] BINTI MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ & Anor v. COMMANDANT, IMMIGRATION DEPOT BELANTIK, KEDAH & Anor
this Court is of the view that the continued detention of the Applicants at the Belantik Immigration Detention Centre is a direct violation of their rights as a child pursuant to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Child Act 2001 which guarantees protection and assistance to be given to children in all circumstances without regard to race, colour, gender, language, religion or distinction of any kind; Based on these reasons, and with the powers vested upon the High Court, I accept the alternative prayer of the Applicants that they are allowed to be placed at a shelter which can protect and provide the necessary welfare to them. September 2018 | Judicial Body: Malaysia: High Court of Malaya | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Children's rights - Habeas corpus | Countries: Malaysia - Myanmar |
OO (Burma -TS remains appropriate CG) Burma [2018] UKUT 00052 (IAC)
1. Whether there has been a change of conditions in Burma to justify a departure from the country guidance in TS. 2. Second, whether this appellant is reasonably likely to be at prospective risk in Burma, given his particular political profile and likely political activities in Burma, in light of TS and / or the updated country conditions. 3. Third, and in the alternative, whether the appellant would be unable to renew his passport or obtain a certificate of identity (‘CoI’) from the Burmese Embassy, with the result that he would be detained on return to Burma. 9 January 2018 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Myanmar - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
N.V.H. v Minister for Justice & Equality
30 June 2017 | Judicial Body: Ireland: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Entry / Exit - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to employment | Countries: Ireland - Myanmar |
Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) v. Government of Bangladesh
31 May 2017 | Judicial Body: Bangladesh: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Non-refoulement - Refugee camps - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Bangladesh - Myanmar |
N.H.V -v- Minister for Justice & Equality and ors, [2017] IESC 35
in principle [...] in circumstances where there is no temporal limit on the asylum process, then the absolute prohibition on seeking of employment contained in s.9(4) ( and re-enacted in s.16(3)(b) of the 2015 Act ) is contrary to the constitutional right to seek employment 30 May 2017 | Judicial Body: Ireland: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Right to employment | Countries: Ireland - Myanmar |
Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
3 April 2017 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations |
Myanmar: Telecommunications Law, 2013
March 2017 | Publisher: Article 19 | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries |
Myanmar: Draft Interfaith Harmonious Coexistence Law
December 2016 | Publisher: Article 19 | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries |
Myanmar: Interfaith Harmonious Coexistence Law (Draft)
December 2016 | Publisher: Article 19 | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries |
Myanmar: IDP Sites in Kachin and northern Shan States (Nov 2016) (A0 detailed version)
30 November 2016 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Maps |