TA8-20680

The claimants failed to demonstrate a nexus between the harm they fear and a Convention ground and did not establish a personalized, individualized risk distinct from the general population of El Salvador; therefore their claims fail under ss.96 and 97 IRPA and are rejected.

Citation: TA8-20680
Parties: Principal Claimant: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Spouse: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Child: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Brother: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
Court: Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judgment Date: 8 October 2010
Procedural Posture: Refugee Protection Claim (irpa) / Decision
Outcome: Claims rejected — claimants are neither Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection
Legal Topics: Particular Social Group, Generalized Risk, Extortion, Gang Violence, Forced Recruitment, Nexus, Section 97(1)(b) Exception, Convention Refugee, Risk of Torture
Source Language: English

Immigration Refugee Law Administrative Law Human Rights Law Particular Social Group Generalized Risk Extortion Gang Violence +5 more

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Parties

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Principal Claimant

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Spouse

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Child

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Brother

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim (irpa) / Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the claimants established persecution on a Convention ground
2 Whether claimants belong to a particular social group
3 Whether the risk of harm is individualized under s.97 or generalized

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Claims rejected — claimants are neither Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection

Orders

Refugee Protection Division rejects the claims of XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX and XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; no protection granted