Case Law

This determination was superseded by GG (Political Oppositionists) Ivory Coast v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2007] UKAIT 00086, on 23 October 2007.

29 July 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Cessation clauses - Country of origin information (COI) - Coup d'état - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 November 2001 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Buddhist - Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - State protection - Witnesses | Countries: New Zealand - Thailand

Date of Hearing 27 October 1999.

17 November 1999 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Agents of persecution - Asylum-migration nexus - Grounds for persecution | Countries: Canada - Poland

17 December 1998 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Sikh | Countries: India - New Zealand

24 October 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Illegitimate children - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

18 April 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom of conscience - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Taoist | Countries: China - New Zealand

26 March 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee seamen | Countries: Kazakhstan - New Zealand

3 February 1994 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka