Case Law

2 August 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Cameroon - Italy

Cet arrêt est devenu définitif en vertu de l’article 44 § 2 de la Convention. Il peut subir des retouches de forme.

20 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Countries: Belgium - Cameroon

5 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: Court of Final Appeal | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Non-refoulement - Refoulement | Countries: Cameroon - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

26 September 2011 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: High Court | Topic(s): Refoulement - Visas | Countries: Cameroon - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

Petition for review denied as “firm resettlement” in a third country prior to arrival in the United States bars an alien from obtaining asylum.

19 September 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Countries: Cameroon - Chile - Guatemala - United States of America

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: High Court | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement | Countries: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

Application for judicial review.

1 February 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 172. 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.

7 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Cameroon - Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

30 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Jurisdiction | Countries: Australia - Cameroon

17 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Cameroon