2023 RLLR 249

2023 RLLR 249

The Panel accepted the claimants' credible testimony and corroborative evidence, found that persecution would be on account of political opinion and that state protection and any internal flight alternative were unavailable, and therefore concluded the claimants are convention refugees under s.96 IRPA.

Citation
2023 RLLR 249
Parties
Principal Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX; Associate Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX; Minor Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX
Court
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
18 December 2023
Procedural Posture
Refugee Claim (refugee Protection Division) / Decision
Outcome
Claim allowed; claimants found to be convention refugees pursuant to section 96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee, Political Opinion, State Protection, Internal Flight Alternative, Credibility Assessment
Source Language
English
Immigration Law Refugee Law Human Rights Law Administrative Law Convention Refugee Political Opinion State Protection Internal Flight Alternative +1 more

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Parties

XXXX XXXX XXXX

Principal Claimant

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Associate Claimant

XXXX XXXX XXXX

Minor Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Claim (refugee Protection Division) / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are convention refugees under section 96 of the IRPA
  2. 2 Whether the claimants are credible
  3. 3 Whether state protection is available or can be reasonably sought

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel accepted the claimants' credible testimony and corroborative evidence, found that persecution would be on account of political opinion and that state protection and any internal flight alternative were unavailable, and therefore concluded the claimants are convention refugees under s.96 IRPA.

Court Disposition

Claim allowed; claimants found to be convention refugees pursuant to section 96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Orders

  • Claimants accepted as convention refugees under s.96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act