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The decision
Upper Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
TS (Political opponents –risk) Burma CG [2013] UKUT 00281 (IAC)
THE IMMIGRATION ACTS
Heard at Field House
On 11, 12 and 13 March 2013
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Before
UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE DAWSON
UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE O’CONNOR
UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE RINTOUL
Between
TS
Appellant
and
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent
Representation:
For the Appellant: Mr M Mullins, instructed by Gillman-Smith Lee solicitors
For the Respondent: Mr C Avery, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer
1. In order to decide whether a person would be at risk of persecution in Burma because of opposition to the current government, it is necessary to assess whether such activity is reasonably likely to lead to a risk of detention. Detention in Burma, even for a short period, carries with it a real risk of serious ill-treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the ECHR and amounting to persecution/serious harm within the meaning of th
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Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets: Myanmar's Crisis Calls for Constitutional Reform
An ongoing showdown between the branches of Myanmar’s young civilian government took a dramatic turn September 7 when the nine members of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal resigned following a vote to impeach them by the Lower House of the parliament. The motion passed overwhelmingly. Most of the legislators who opposed the motion or abstained were from the 25 percent who are appointed by the military. The Upper House had already voted for impeachment in August, leaving the judges little recourse but to resign or deepen the crisis with a standoff. Thankfully they chose the former.
The drive for impeachment began with a request by President Thein Sein in February for the tribunal to define the powers of parliamentary committees and other bodies. The Constitutional Tribunal is empowered by the country’s 2008 constitution to resolve questions of interpretation regarding