2023 RLLR 230

2023 RLLR 230

The claimant is a Convention refugee because she credibly established Amhara ethnicity, past targeting including land appropriation and assaults, objective country conditions demonstrate widespread ethnic violence against Amharas, state authorities and local forces were implicated and failed to protect her, the presumption of state protection is rebutted, and no viable internal flight alternative exists throughout Ethiopia.

Citation
2023 RLLR 230
Parties
Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX; Counsel: Million Abawana; Decision Maker: Lauren Lalach
Court
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
22 November 2023
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim / Final Decision on Claim
Outcome
Claim accepted; claimant found to be a Convention refugee pursuant to section 96 of the IRPA
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee, Ethnic Persecution, State Protection, Internal Flight Alternative
Source Language
English
Immigration Refugee Law Human Rights Administrative Law Convention Refugee Ethnic Persecution State Protection Internal Flight Alternative

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Parties

XXXX XXXX XXXX

Claimant

Million Abawana

Counsel

Lauren Lalach

Decision Maker

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim / Final Decision on Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant is a Convention refugee under s.96 of the IRPA
  2. 2 Credibility and identity of the claimant
  3. 3 Whether objective country conditions support a well-founded fear of persecution

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant is a Convention refugee because she credibly established Amhara ethnicity, past targeting including land appropriation and assaults, objective country conditions demonstrate widespread ethnic violence against Amharas, state authorities and local forces were implicated and failed to protect her, the presumption of state protection is rebutted, and no viable internal flight alternative exists throughout Ethiopia.

Court Disposition

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