TB1-12139

TB1-12139

The claimants' claims were rejected because the panel found critical omissions and fabrications (notably omission of arranged marriage from POE notes and contradictions in supporting documents) undermining credibility, and because country evidence demonstrated Namibia provides adequate state protection and remedies for domestic violence and forced marriage practices, so the claimants failed to establish a well‑founded fear of persecution or a risk of cruel and unusual treatment.

Citation
TB1-12139
Parties
Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX; Claimant: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Court
Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
28 December 2012
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim Under IRPA (convention Refugee and S.97(1) Person in Need of Protection) / Hearing and Decision (first Instance)
Outcome
Claims rejected — claimants are not Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA and are not persons in need of protection under s.97(1) IRPA.
Legal Topics
Forced Marriage, State Protection, Credibility, Domestic Violence, Particular Social Group
Source Language
English
Immigration Refugee Law Human Rights Gender Based Persecution Forced Marriage State Protection Credibility Domestic Violence +1 more

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Parties

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Claimant

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim Under IRPA (convention Refugee and S.97(1) Person in Need of Protection) / Hearing and Decision (first Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA
  2. 2 Whether the claimants are persons in need of protection under s.97(1) IRPA
  3. 3 Whether claimants belong to a particular social group (women forced into arranged marriages)

Ratio Decidendi

The claimants' claims were rejected because the panel found critical omissions and fabrications (notably omission of arranged marriage from POE notes and contradictions in supporting documents) undermining credibility, and because country evidence demonstrated Namibia provides adequate state protection and remedies for domestic violence and forced marriage practices, so the claimants failed to establish a well‑founded fear of persecution or a risk of cruel and unusual treatment.

Court Disposition

Claims rejected — claimants are not Convention refugees under s.96 IRPA and are not persons in need of protection under s.97(1) IRPA.