AMT v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Anor


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Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Anor
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2004] 2 IR 607
Judgment Date/s:14 May 2004
Judge:Finlay Geoghegan
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status
Country of Origin:Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast

The applicant a national of the Ivory Coast and a Muslim claimed a well-founded fear because of his religion. The applicant recounted how he had been employed as a government driver but following a change in government to one that discriminated against Muslims suffered persecution. The Tribunal found that the country of origin information indicated that there was serious discrimination … Read More

Principles:

A decision maker is obliged to assess an asylum applicant’s story in the context of what is known about the conditions in his or her country of origin.

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