B v International Protection Appeals Tribunal

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Respondent/Defendant:International Protection Appeals Tribunal
Court/s:Supreme Court
Citation/s:[2019] IEHC 763
Nature of Proceedings:Appeal/Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:14 Nov 2019
Judge:Barrett M
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Asylum (Application for), Country of Origin (Safe), Refugee
Country of Origin:Albania
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/15c28ab5-15e7-481f-b723-3a674f2a5621/2019_IEHC_763_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH

Facts: The applicant was an Albanian national who was stalked by a co-worker who vandalised her husband’s car and subsequently fired shots at her husband. The appellant subsequently moved to Tirana but her stalker found her and further intimidated her there. The appellant claimed her stalker enjoyed political influence and/or protection in Albania so her complaints to the police were … Read More

Principles:The International Protection Appeals Tribunal erred in in its assessment of the impact of the fact that Albania has been designated as a safe country of origin in Irish law (by the International Protection Act 2015 (Safe Countries of Origin) Order 2018 (SI No.121/2018). The applicant had submitted serious grounds for considering the country not to be a safe country of origin in her particular circumstances.
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