MAA v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice and Equality

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Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice and Equality
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2014] IEHC 492
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:02 Oct 2014
Judge:Barr J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Asylum, Persecution, Refugee
Country of Origin:Somalia and Yemen
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/7875bd32-753e-42db-ae6f-d5a149fe84d5/2014_IEHC_492_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant claimed to have been born in Somalia. He applied for asylum and claimed to have a fear of persecution in Somalia on the basis of his minority status as a member of the Reer Hamar clan. He related a narrative of persecution suffered by his family previously in Somalia: in 1998 his family was attacked by an … Read More

Principles:

A protection decision-maker is entitled to attach significant weight to evidence which suggests that the applicant’s claim lacks credibility because he is a national of a different country than the one claimed by him. A language analysis report supportive of his claim to be a national of a particular country constitutes one piece evidence which must be considered in the round, in the light of all the other evidence, including evidence which indicates that the applicant is actually a national of another country.

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