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

26 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Safe third country - Social group persecution | Countries: Pakistan

19 May 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - South Africa

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

7 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - HIV and AIDS - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: United States of America - Venezuela

7 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - India

Application for judicial review.

24 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

27 January 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Jurisdiction - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Nigeria

22 December 2009 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Belgium - Senegal

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.

16 December 2009 | Judicial Body: Spain: Audiencia Nacional | Countries: Costa Rica - Spain

19 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Honour killings - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: JM (Homosexuality: Risk) Uganda CG [2008] UKIAT 00065 .

18 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Criminal justice - EU Qualification Directive - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Right to family life - Social group persecution | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland