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

11 April 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

22 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Effective protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Jamaica - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arabs - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Independence of judiciary - Non-state agents of persecution - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee camps | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Liberia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (CC/17533/00). The Court of Appeal held that the guidelines in Devaseelan v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] UKIAT 00702 were relevant to cases where the parties involved were not the same but there was a material overlap of evidence.

5 October 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Colombia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 September 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Kosovar - Minorities - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - State protection | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3 August 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Shia - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - State protection | Countries: Jamaica - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

17 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - IDP camps - Madhiban - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland