Human rights / Abduction

31 March 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Abduction - Country of origin information (COI) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

11 March 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Abduction - Chechen - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Russian Federation - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

15 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Children-at-risk - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Netherlands - United States of America

5 February 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Nepal

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

15 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Abduction - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Russian Federation

Application for judicial review.

13 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Abduction - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Nepal

The judgmen became final on 31 March 2008.

26 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Disappeared persons - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

The judgment became final on 30 January 2008.

5 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Abduction - Disappeared persons - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

29 June 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Abduction - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - 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: Australia - Nepal