Facts: The applicant, a national of Nigeria, was granted leave to seek judicial review of a decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal refusing her asylum. She claimed to have a well-founded fear of persecution on the grounds of membership of a particular social group and religion. She claimed that her problems began after she became pregnant. Her boyfriend was a … Read More
HO v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 144 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 21 Mar 2014 |
| Judge: | MacEochaidh J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum application (Examination of an), Persecution, Protection, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/303cb1ac-fc49-4701-aba7-a1bc537d6f74/2014_IEHC_144_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Inherent inconsistencies and unresolved contradictions in an asylum applicant's narrative will likely lead to an adverse finding on credibility. An applicant’s failure to go to the police, in circumstances where its protection might reasonably have been forthcoming, means that he or she cannot validly claim to be a refugee. |