The Applicant, a national of Eritrea, claimed asylum in Ireland in early 2006. She claimed that she and her husband had been arrested and that she had been tortured and raped by the Eritrean police. The Refugee Applications Commissioner that she lacked credibility and recommended that she not be declared a refugee. Her appeal against this recommendation was heard by … Read More
FT [Eritrea] v Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Olive Brennan) and Minister for Justice and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Olive Brennan) and Minister for Justice and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2010] IEHC 370 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 29 Sep 2010 |
| Judge: | Clark J |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Eritrea |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/cc88c1c7-50d2-4724-a2c0-7f754af639fc/2010_IEHC_370_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | An Applicant who has made a particular claim has an expectation that it will be considered and a determination made on that claim. The fact that no reference was made to the submissions and country of origin information in the body of the decision raises the possibility that they were not considered at all. |