Case Law

5 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Family reunification - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Immigration law | Countries: Senegal - United States of America

10 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Proof of nationality | Countries: Sudan - Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

27 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for Review of a Final Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

7 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Derivative status - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

This guidance was superseded by VM (FGM - Risks - Mungiki - Kikuyu/Gikuyu) Kenya v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2008] UKAIT 00049.

4 April 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8 March 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - Sweden

7 February 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Social group persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Kenya

7 February 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Social group persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Kenya

8 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Liberia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland