MB0-06156

MB0-06156

The claimants face generalized gang violence common to many residents of the region rather than individualized persecution, and a reasonable internal flight alternative exists (Campeche/Mexico City); therefore they are neither Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection.

Citation
MB0-06156
Parties
Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX; Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX
Court
Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
9 August 2012
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection (irpa Ss. 96 & 97(1)) / Decision on Merits
Outcome
Claim dismissed; claimants are not Convention refugees and not persons in need of protection.
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee, Person in Need of Protection, Internal Flight Alternative, Credibility, State Protection, Non State Actors (gangs), Extortion
Source Language
English
Immigration Refugee Law Human Rights Convention Refugee Person in Need of Protection Internal Flight Alternative Credibility State Protection +2 more

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Parties

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Claimant

XXXX XXXX XXXX

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection (irpa Ss. 96 & 97(1)) / Decision on Merits

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants qualify as Convention refugees
  2. 2 Whether the claimants are persons in need of protection
  3. 3 Credibility of the claimants' testimony

Ratio Decidendi

The claimants face generalized gang violence common to many residents of the region rather than individualized persecution, and a reasonable internal flight alternative exists (Campeche/Mexico City); therefore they are neither Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed; claimants are not Convention refugees and not persons in need of protection.