2020 RLLR 47

2020 RLLR 47

On the balance of probabilities, the Panel accepted the claimants' credible testimony and documentary evidence showing systemic discrimination and threats against stateless Palestinians in Lebanon and risks for Palestinians in Egypt, and therefore found the claimants to be Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA.

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Citation
2020 RLLR 47
Parties
Principal Claimant: Redacted; Spouse / Female Claimant: Redacted; Minor Claimant: Redacted
Court
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
10 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim / Decision of Refugee Protection Division (hearing Concluded)
Outcome
Claims accepted; claimants found to be Convention refugees under s.96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee Determination, Statelessness and Nationality, Credibility Assessment, Country Conditions Risk Analysis, Persecution by Non‑state Actors (hizballah)
Source Language
english
Immigration Law Refugee Law Human Rights Convention Refugee Determination Statelessness and Nationality Credibility Assessment Country Conditions Risk Analysis Persecution by Non‑state Actors (hizballah)

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Parties

Redacted

Principal Claimant

Redacted

Spouse / Female Claimant

Redacted

Minor Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim / Decision of Refugee Protection Division (hearing Concluded)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants have a well‑founded fear of persecution based on Palestinian nationality/ethnicity
  2. 2 Whether threats from Hizballah and general conditions for stateless Palestinians in Lebanon amount to persecution
  3. 3 Whether the female claimant would face persecution or inability to enter/integrate in Egypt

Ratio Decidendi

On the balance of probabilities, the Panel accepted the claimants' credible testimony and documentary evidence showing systemic discrimination and threats against stateless Palestinians in Lebanon and risks for Palestinians in Egypt, and therefore found the claimants to be Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA.

Court Disposition

Claims accepted; claimants found to be Convention refugees under s.96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Orders

  • Refugee Protection Division accepts the claims and finds the claimants to be Convention refugees pursuant to Section 96 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.