TA4-12356

The panel rejected the claim because the claimant failed to rebut the presumption that Saint Vincent provides adequate state protection for victims of domestic violence, and her delay in seeking protection and credibility issues meant she did not establish a serious possibility of persecution or substantial grounds for risk of torture or cruel treatment under sections 96 and 97 of the Act.

Citation: TA4-12356
Parties: Claimant: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
Court: Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judgment Date: 24 May 2006
Procedural Posture: Refugee Protection (convention Refugee / Person in Need of Protection) / Decision (written Reasons)
Outcome: Claim rejected: claimant is not a Convention refugee and not a person in need of protection.
Legal Topics: State Protection, Delay, Credibility, Convention Refugee, Particular Social Group, Domestic Violence, Gender Guidelines, Sections 96 and 97 IRPA
Source Language: English

Immigration Refugee Law Human Rights Gender Based Violence State Protection Delay Credibility Convention Refugee +4 more

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Parties

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection (convention Refugee / Person in Need of Protection) / Decision (written Reasons)

Legal Issues

1 Delay in seeking protection and failure to regularize status
2 Availability and adequacy of state protection in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for abused women
3 Credibility discrepancies in claimant's testimony

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Claim rejected: claimant is not a Convention refugee and not a person in need of protection.