PRT v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others

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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

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

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.

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