The Applicant was a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (‘DRC’) who had arrived in Ireland in 2003 as an asylum seeker. He claimed to have been an editor at the State-controlled television network RTNC and to have been imprisoned and tortured as a result of broadcasts which connected Congolese President Joseph Kabila to a massacre in a … Read More
RMK v Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Denis Linehan) and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Khazadi
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Denis Linehan) and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2010] IEHC 367 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 28 Sep 2010 |
| Judge: | Clark J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/8b777782-2fc2-41aa-bab3-b91d17eeb35c/2010_IEHC_367_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Some medical reports are capable, in an objective way, of supporting an asylum seeker’s claim. In such cases, clear and strong reasons must be given if the probative value of the report is to be rejected. |