JV and Others 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 56
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:27 Jan 2015
Judge:Faherty J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee
Country of Origin:Niger
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/f1926cef-1d1a-4a8d-8364-a8a1f3f0f43b/2015_IEHC_56_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicants claimed to be of Niger nationality and claimed asylum in Ireland based on a fear of persecution on the ground of religion in that country. They were Christians and said that they were attacked by rebels on that account. The first applicant said that they escaped by running into the bush, and later met a pastor who … Read More

Principles:

In order to allay any concerns that evidence was overlooked by it, a protection decision-maker should set out the salient evidence of a protection applicant on the face of its decision, and then go on to consider whether the fear in question is subjectively or objectively well-founded.

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