Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

15 December 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 172. The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

7 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Cameroon - Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

July 2010 | Publisher: Consonant (formerly Asylum Aid) | Document type: Country Reports

Unofficial translation by the Immigration Appeals Board, Norway.

29 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Norway: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Refugees - Social group persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Norway

19 April 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Application for leave to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

18 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AA/04063/2007).

10 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Christian - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Mental health - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland