Facts: The applicant, a national of Algeria, claimed asylum in Ireland on the basis of a fear of persecution at the hands of the Algerian authorities. She said that a university lecturer, who was associated with an opposition party, had asked her to take some files, which were wanted by the authorities. The authorities learned of this, and the applicant … Read More
AT v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney Genera |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 587 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 22 Sep 2015 |
| Judge: | Faherty J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Algeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/6baa0f88-d416-495c-a6c6-0dc175830ea2/2015_IEHC_587_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | A protection decision-maker is entitled to consider the difference between evidence tendered by a protection applicant at various stages of the asylum process when assessing credibility. It is also entitled to discount the plausibility of statements made by such an applicant if they conflict with other statements given by that person. |