TB0-01052

TB0-01052

The claim fails because, on the balance of probabilities, the claimant has a viable internal flight alternative in Bogota and failed to show it would be objectively unreasonable to relocate there; credibility deficiencies reinforced that she did not meet her burden to prove a serious possibility of persecution on a Convention ground.

Citation
TB0-01052
Parties
Principal Claimant: XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Minor Claimant (son): XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
Court
Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
18 May 2011
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim (irpa) / Decision of Refugee Protection Division (reasons and Decision May 18, 2011)
Outcome
Claims of principal claimant and minor claimant rejected
Legal Topics
Internal Flight Alternative, State Protection, Persecution, Credibility, Convention Refugee Status, Well Founded Fear
Source Language
English
Refugee Law Immigration Administrative Law Human Rights Internal Flight Alternative State Protection Persecution Credibility +2 more

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Parties

XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Principal Claimant

XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Minor Claimant (son)

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim (irpa) / Decision of Refugee Protection Division (reasons and Decision May 18, 2011)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the principal claimant is a Convention refugee or person in need of protection
  2. 2 Whether a viable internal flight alternative (Bogota) exists
  3. 3 Credibility of the principal claimant's evidence

Ratio Decidendi

The claim fails because, on the balance of probabilities, the claimant has a viable internal flight alternative in Bogota and failed to show it would be objectively unreasonable to relocate there; credibility deficiencies reinforced that she did not meet her burden to prove a serious possibility of persecution on a Convention ground.

Court Disposition

Claims of principal claimant and minor claimant rejected

Orders

  • Principal claimant's refugee protection claim rejected
  • Minor claimant's refugee protection claim rejected