The Applicants were a mother and two daughters who arrived in Ireland in January 2005. Mrs. Izevbekhai applied for declarations of refugee status on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughters. The basis of her claim for refugee status was that she was in fear for her own life and the lives of her daughters if they were … Read More
Izevbekhai and Ors v Ireland
| Respondent/Defendant: | Ireland |
| Court/s: | ECJ |
| Citation/s: | Application No. 43408/08 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Admissibility |
| Judgment Date/s: | 17 May 2011 |
| Judge: | Fifth Section |
| Category: | Deportation |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order, Refoulement, Refoulement (Non-) |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-105081#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-105081%22]} |
| Geographic Focus: | Europe |
| References: | Izevbekhai and Ors v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Ors [2010] IESC 44; E.P.I. and Ors v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2008] IEHC 23; Izevbekhai and Ors v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Ors, 10 November 2006 |
| Principles: | Ms Izevbekhai and her husband could protect their daughters from female genital mutilation if returned to Nigeria. |