International law / 1951 Refugee Convention

1. This decision considers whether the appellant should be excluded from the protection of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (‘the Convention’) because there are serious reasons for considering that he committed crimes against humanity (Article 1F(a)) or in the alternative a serious non-political crime (Article 1F(b)) during his service in the Police d’Intervention Rapide (PIR) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

9 March 2022 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - International criminal law - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

5 August 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Hungary - Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

29 July 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Chinese - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

29 July 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Armed forces / Military - Christian - Persecution based on political opinion - Physical harm - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - Iraq

28 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Armenia: Administrative Court of Appeals | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Flight by land, air or sea - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Political groups - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil - Unlawful departure | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

28 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Flight by land, air or sea - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

24 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Flight by land, air or sea - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Unlawful departure | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

24 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Catholic - Complementary forms of protection - Credibility assessment - Freedom of religion - Police - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Australia - China

23 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Credibility assessment - False documents - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Australia - India

23 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Jew - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection - Sunni | Countries: Australia - Lebanon