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

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

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: HJ (Homosexuality: Reasonably Tolerating Living Discreetly) Iran [2008] UKAIT 00044. The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Supreme Court: [2010] UKSC 31.

10 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): 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: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland