Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian national. He claimed asylum in Ireland and maintained that he had a fear of persecution arising out of his homosexuality, which he became aware of around 2004. He said that he had been repeatedly beaten in Nigeria on account of it and barred from his church. His family turned against him and threatened to … Read More
CC v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Attorney General and Ireland
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Attorney General and Ireland |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 491 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 28 Oct 2014 |
| Judge: | McDermott J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Country of Origin Information, Persecution, Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/7975512d-cb56-4333-9ed9-c41f2e2e1a44/2014_IEHC_491_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Where an applicant claims to be homosexual and to fear persecution or serious harm in his country of origin, it is incumbent on a protection decision-maker to make a finding as to whether that claim is credible. If it is, then the assessment laid down by the British Supreme Court in in HJ (Iran) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 31 should be carried out. |