Case Law

11 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Copts - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

Precedential. Petition for review of a decision of the Department of Homeland Security (A75-795-693) and appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: D.C. Civil No. 07-cv-00992 (10 January 2007).

5 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

Cet arrêt deviendra définitif dans les conditions définies à l'article 44 § 2 de la Convention. Il peut subir des retouches de forme.

27 November 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Immigration Detention - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Czech Republic - Egypt

27 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Egypt

Application for judicial review.

2 May 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Christian - Copts - Legal representation / Legal aid - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

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.

9 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Lithuania: Supreme Administrative Court (Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas) | Countries: Egypt - Lithuania

Application for judicial review.

8 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Copts - Legal representation / Legal aid - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

16 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Copts - Country of origin information (COI) - Prosecution vs persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

5 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Copts - Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Egypt

25 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Right to justice | Countries: Canada - Egypt