Facts: The applicant was a national of Zimbabwe who claimed to fear persecution there on account of her political opinion based on her involvement with the Movement for Democratic Change (“MDC”). She arrived in Ireland in 2002 and was granted permission to remain in the State on conditions that she would not take up employment or engage in any business … Read More
PM v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 9 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 14 Jan 2014 |
| Judge: | MacEochaidh J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Persecution, Refugee, Refugee sur place |
| Country of Origin: | Zimbabwe |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/505c0e3e-7b09-46af-ba31-d36b052ba57f/2014_IEHC_9_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | A person who leaves his or her country of origin because of persecution and failed to claim asylum on arrival in the State cannot claim to be a refugee sur place on the basis that the persecution feared had become more serious since the time he or she left his or her country of origin. Failure to seek refugee status at the earliest opportunity provides a sound basis upon which to impugn the credibility of such a claim. |