The Applicant was a Nigerian national who claimed to have been persecuted in Nigeria by reason of his homosexual orientation. He arrived in Ireland in April 2008 and claimed asylum. The Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that he not be declared a refugee and this recommendation was appealed to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal affirmed the Commissioner’s recommendation on the … Read More
OE v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2011] IEHC 149 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 30 Mar 2011 |
| Judge: | Smyth J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law, Third Country (Safe) |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/17ba7042-7a57-4167-b787-d025fabab043/2011_IEHC_149_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| References: | M.A. v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Unreported, High Court, Cooke J., 17 December 2009 |
| Principles: | When assessing the Applicant’s credibility, the Tribunal was entitled to have regard to the reason given by the Applicant for failing to claim asylum in the first safe country the Applicant entered since departing his country of origin |