Facts: The applicant was a national of Zimbabwe who claimed asylum in Ireland fearing persecution in her country of origin. She claimed that she and her family had been evicted from their home in a government initiative named “Operation Murumbatsvina.” She then ended up living a peripatetic existence with her father. He ended up working on a farm in a … Read More
PRT v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 447 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 10 Jul 2015 |
| Judge: | Faherty J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Zimbabwe |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/8c77fd22-3a4e-407a-aeb5-271a0fc9e119/2015_IEHC_447_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | When assessing credibility on an application for refugee status, a decision-maker should not necessarily draw negative inferences based on discrepancies between the ASY1 form and the questionnaire. A decision-maker, in assessing credibility, should refrain from making peripheral findings, as these may not be material enough to underpin an overall negative credibility appraisal. |