Case Law

17 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Christian - Criminal justice - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Australia - Nigeria

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

24 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life - Visas | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Admissibility application.

29 September 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for leave to apply for judicial review.

30 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sharia law - Social group persecution | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

Application for an order of certiorari.

30 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

2 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - False documents - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) allowed a subsequent appeal: R (on the application of BA (Nigeria)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of PE (Cameroon)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2009] EWCA Civ 119.

23 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Right to family life - Suspensive effect | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

14 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

The claimant applied for judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State to certify his asylum and human rights claim as being clearly unfounded.

16 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective protection - Expedited procedures - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

28 January 2005 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: New Zealand - Nigeria