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

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

26 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Philippines - United States of America

Petition for review from an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying petitioner, a native citizen of Togo, asylum and withholding of removal.

19 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Togo - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

8 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

12 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Elections - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

27 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

5 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Amish - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Canada - United States of America

17 November 2008 | Publisher: Center for Gender & Refugee Studies | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

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

6 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

5 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted 10 June 2008 San Francisco, California.

9 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America