TB2-02732

The claims were rejected because the Panel found the claimants not credible due to inconsistent testimony, lack of corroboration, and admission of an altered government document, and therefore there was no objective basis or serious possibility of persecution or of the risks required under s.97 IRPA.

Citation: TB2-02732
Parties: Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX (aka XXXX XXXX XXXX); Minor Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX
Court: Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judgment Date: 27 August 2013
Procedural Posture: Refugee Protection Claim Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act / Decision Following Hearing
Outcome: Claims rejected: claimants are not Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA and are not persons in need of protection under s.97 IRPA.
Legal Topics: Convention Refugee, Person in Need of Protection, Credibility Findings, Identity Verification, Document Authenticity, Risk to Life, Persecution, Forced Recruitment
Source Language: English

Immigration Refugee Law Administrative Law Convention Refugee Person in Need of Protection Credibility Findings Identity Verification Document Authenticity +3 more

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Parties

XXXX XXXX XXXX (aka XXXX XXXX XXXX)

Claimant

XXXX XXXX XXXX

Minor Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act / Decision Following Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Identity of claimants and familial relationship
2 Credibility of claimant testimony and documents
3 Whether claimants have a well‑founded fear of persecution on Convention grounds

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Claims rejected: claimants are not Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA and are not persons in need of protection under s.97 IRPA.