Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Gang related violence

The main determination in this case is whether harm amounts to persecution for one of the five reasons set out in the Refugee Convention. The Court considered country background of El-Salvador to assess and determine if the appellant has a well-founded fear/risk of persecution for reasons relating to membership of a particular social group and different political opinion.

15 December 2022 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - EU Qualification Directive - Gang related violence | Countries: El Salvador - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pues bien, considerando todas las circunstancias anteriores, concluimos que la menor solicitante de protección internacional, se encuentra en situación de necesidad de dicha protección, en la forma de protección del artículo 3 de la Ley 12/2009 , pues nos consta que, dada la situación que actualmente vive Honduras y su situación personal, el menor se encuentra en peligro de riesgo grave para su vida e integridad física proveniente de la persecución a que la Mara Salvatrucha somete a su familia. Esta persecución se produce particularmente sobre la persona del menor solicitante de asilo, por actos de desobediencia realizados por miembros de su familia, además del peligro genérico que implica encontrarse en el ámbito geográfico de actuación de una mara.

9 February 2018 | Judicial Body: Spain: Audiencia Nacional; Sala de lo Contencioso Administrativo | Topic(s): Children's rights - Gang related violence - Generalized violence - Non-state agents of persecution | Countries: Honduras - Spain

19 October 2017 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Refugees - Right to life | Countries: El Salvador - Spain

7 September 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Grounds for persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

27 April 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Drug trafficking - Gang related violence - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation - Persecution of family members - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Mexico

12 February 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Complementary forms of protection - Credibility assessment - Gang related violence - Physical harm | Countries: Australia - Tonga

1 December 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

15 October 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Chinese - Complementary forms of protection - Corruption - Credibility assessment - Gang related violence - Police - Torture | Countries: Australia - Malaysia