International law / Convention against Torture (CAT)

Committee found that the removal of the complainant to Ethiopia would not violate the State party’s obligation under Article 3 of the ECHR.

6 July 2012 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Countries: Ethiopia - Switzerland

Request for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture granted. Unpublished Opinion.

7 June 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Exceptional leave to remain (ELR) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America

Decisions related to this decision are available here: C and Others v. Director of Immigration and Another; C v. Director of Immigration; AK v. Director of Immigration; KMF v. Director of Immigration and another; VK v. Director of Immigration; BF v. Director of Immigration and another; YAM v. Director of Immigration.

21 July 2011 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: High Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - Guinea - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) - Sri Lanka

1 July 2011 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Decision on admissibility - Deportation / Forcible return - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Non-refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - Switzerland

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

23 May 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

11 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Blood feuds - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Albania - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

11 November 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: High Court | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persons with disabilities | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

14 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Brazil - United States of America

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

2 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America