2020 RLLR 33

2020 RLLR 33

Claimant found credible; objective country and corroborative evidence demonstrate blasphemy laws, clerical influence, Taliban presence and state failure to protect; internal flight is not viable; therefore claimant faces a serious possibility of persecution for an imputed religious opinion and is a Convention refugee under s.96 IRPA.

Citation
2020 RLLR 33
Parties
Claimant: [XXX]
Court
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
7 December 2020
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Convention Refugee Claim / Decision on Claim
Outcome
Claim accepted; claimant found to be a Convention refugee under section 96 of the IRPA.
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee, Persecution, Religious Persecution, State Protection, Internal Flight Alternative, Blasphemy Laws
Source Language
English
Immigration Law Refugee Law Human Rights Convention Refugee Persecution Religious Persecution State Protection Internal Flight Alternative +1 more

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Parties

[XXX]

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Convention Refugee Claim / Decision on Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant is a Convention refugee under section 96 of the IRPA
  2. 2 Whether the claimant has a well-founded fear/serious possibility of persecution based on imputed religious opinion
  3. 3 Whether adequate state protection is available in Pakistan

Ratio Decidendi

Claimant found credible; objective country and corroborative evidence demonstrate blasphemy laws, clerical influence, Taliban presence and state failure to protect; internal flight is not viable; therefore claimant faces a serious possibility of persecution for an imputed religious opinion and is a Convention refugee under s.96 IRPA.

Court Disposition

Claim accepted; claimant found to be a Convention refugee under section 96 of the IRPA.

Orders

  • Claim accepted; Convention refugee pursuant to section 96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act