Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Non-state agents of persecution

Heard at Field House on 20 November 2008.

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Ashraf - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 28 October 2008.

5 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Pashtun - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Prosecution vs persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court: [2008] EWHC 747 (Admin) .

16 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Ceasefire - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at: Field House on 19 June and 23 July 2008.

27 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/01390/2007).

24 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Right to family life | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AS/20991/2004).

18 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Ahmadis - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court.

21 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Freedom of religion - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

10 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-state agents of persecution - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Please note that the following apology has been published alongside SD (expert evidence) Lebanon [2008] UKAIT 00078: "During the period 24 September 2008 to 10 October 2008 we carried a case report which was cited as SD (expert evidence) Lebanon [2008] UKAIT 00070 in which criticisms were made of Dr Alan George. Due to an administrative error the report which was published was a draft rather than the AIT's final determination (which differed from the draft in material respects). The error has now been corrected and the final determination has been substituted for the draft. We sincerely apologise to Dr George for our error."

24 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Honour killings - Illegitimate children - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court).

10 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - State protection | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland