Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian. His mother, a Muslim, married the applicant’s father, a Christian, in 1992, and both of them applied unsuccessfully for asylum in Ireland. In his asylum application, he claimed that were he returned to Nigeria, he would face persecution as a result of being the offspring of a mixed religious marriage and would suffer discrimination … Read More
UOA (Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice and Equality
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice and Equality |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 179 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 Mar 2015 |
| Judge: | Stewart J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Country of Origin Information, Persecution, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/3475c72b-5956-4ff1-a0fe-d351e5e563d1/2015_IEHC_179_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Discrimination on the basis of a disability will not necessarily amount to persecution on a Convention ground. |