Case Law

Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Human Rights Watch filed an amicus curiae in Baze v. Rees in November 2007.

16 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: United States of America

Demande de contrôle judiciaire.

26 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

26 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Canada - United States of America

10 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Death penalty - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Sharia law - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

18 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Death penalty - Mormon - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

29 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health - Statelessness | Countries: Azerbaijan

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

11 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Death penalty - Extradition - Immigration Detention - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan

2 August 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Illegitimate children - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

30 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Constitutional law - Country of origin information (COI) - Death penalty - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of