Facts: The applicant claimed to be a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). She arrived in Ireland and claimed asylum. Her fear of persecution rested on three matters, namely:- her race or ethnicity, based on the fact that she was a Tutsi; her membership of a social group comprising Tutsi women; and her fear if refouled as a … Read More
RT (DRC) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 194 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 28 Mar 2014 |
| Judge: | McDermott J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum application (Examination of an), Persecution, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Country of Origin: | Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/24febbc8-530d-43dd-a33f-8335fe9a390d/2014_IEHC_194_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | In deciding whether or not the applicant, a Tutsi, was a refugee from the DRC and had a forward-looking fear of persecution there, the Tribunal was obliged to take into account the fact that she had suffered past persecution in that country, and the existence of a continuing undercurrent of prejudice and discrimination against Tutsis there, notwithstanding that her reasons for leaving the country had been held to lack credibility. |