Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution based on political opinion

9 June 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Corruption - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

18 April 2011 | Publisher: Freedom House | Document type: Annual Reports

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A078-588-555. Petition Denied. Unpublished Opinion.

30 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

18 March 2011 | Publisher: Center for Gender & Refugee Studies | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Not Recommended for Full Text Publication.

4 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Liberia - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A097-122-539; A097-122-540; A097-122-541. Petition granted and case remanded for additional proceedings. Not for Publication.

8 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

14 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | 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 | Document type: Case Law | 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

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

11 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to employment - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Kyrgyzstan - United States of America