The applicant was refused asylum at first instance and appealed to the Appeals Authority. At the appeal he gave evidence of his claimed experience of arrest, imprisonment and subjection to torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment in Sierra Leone and argued that such treatment occurred by reason of political activity and membership of a social group. The Appeals Authority found … Read More
FA v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Appeals Authority
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Appeals Authority |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2002] 5 ICLMD 108;[2001] IEHC 217 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 21 Dec 2001 |
| Judge: | Ó Caoimh |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Country of Origin: | Sierra Leone |
| References: | House of Lords in R v Secretary of State for the Home Department - ex parte Sivakumaran [1988] Imm AR 147 ; Adan v Secretary of State for the Home Office [1998] 2 W.L.R. 702 |
| Principles: | The correct standard of proof in applications for asylum is whether there is a reasonable likelihood of persecution for a Convention reason if an applicant for asylum is returned to his or her country of origin. |