KB v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General

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Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2014] IEHC 239
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:02 May 2014
Judge:McDermott J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Asylum, Asylum application (Examination of an), Persecution, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/cadc911c-0597-4c30-9cf3-4363df664eed/2014_IEHC_239_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian national and a Muslim. His father, who died when he was a baby, had allegedly been a chief in the Ogboni society. The applicant’s mother besought him to resist being initiated into it, contending that it was incompatible with his religion. The applicant said that in 2005, his mother was approached by a senior … Read More

Principles:

A protection decision-maker must ensure that any findings on credibility are unambiguous, so as to leave the applicant, and any reviewing court, in no doubt as to whether the decision-maker believed his claim or not. This is particularly so if it wishes to make a finding that internal relocation is available to the applicant.

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