Case Law

29 April 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom of religion - Generalized violence - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Minority rights - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: New Zealand - Pakistan

24 March 2015 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Topic(s): Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: France - Nigeria

14 January 2015 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Albanians - Social group persecution | Countries: Ireland - Serbia

13 January 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - Honduras

10 December 2014 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Social group persecution | Countries: China - Ireland

31 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Iraq

19 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Circuit Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

3 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Kurd - Prison or detention conditions - Social group persecution - Statelessness | Countries: Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - Guatemala - United States of America

25 August 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Philippines