ROY v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2014] IEHC 162
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:06 Mar 2014
Judge:Barr J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Persecution, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status
Country of Origin:Nigeria
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/6592414d-7f89-43a2-b9ac-bc8510a93a77/2014_IEHC_162_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant, a Nigerian national, was a Muslim, whose partner was a pagan, but later converted to Islam at her request. When his parents discovered this, they reacted angrily and threatened her. Her partner’s father, a wealthy and influential man, and leader in the Ogboni Society, subsequently became very ill. An oracle, in the form of a traditional priest, … Read More

Principles:

A protection decision-maker which wishes to make a material adverse credibility finding on an asylum applicant’s claim by reference to country of origin information is obliged by fair procedures and s. 16(8) of the Refugee Act 1996 to put that information to the applicant for comment.

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