AT 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 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

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

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.

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