VA8-03138

VA8-03138

Claim dismissed: claimant did not establish a well‑founded fear of persecution or a personalized risk of serious harm. Documentary country evidence showed state policy and measures reducing ethnic persecution risk and providing protection for witnesses; claimant's continued residence in Rwanda for 16 months without further incidents and the presence of suspicious blank documents undermined a finding of future individualized risk, therefore protection claims under sections 96 and 97 fail.

Citation
VA8-03138
Parties
Claimant: XXXXX XXXXX; Respondent: Minister
Court
Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
14 July 2010
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim Under Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sections 96 and 97) / Hearing by Videoconference; Oral Decision Rendered 14 July 2010; Written Reasons Issued 20 August 2010
Outcome
Claim dismissed; not a Convention refugee and not a person in need of protection
Legal Topics
Convention Refugee, Person in Need of Protection, State Protection, Credibility, Country Conditions, Ethnic Persecution, Gacaca Courts
Source Language
English
Immigration Refugee Law Human Rights Convention Refugee Person in Need of Protection State Protection Credibility Country Conditions +2 more

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Parties

XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant

Minister

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim Under Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sections 96 and 97) / Hearing by Videoconference; Oral Decision Rendered 14 July 2010; Written Reasons Issued 20 August 2010

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution as a Convention refugee
  2. 2 Whether claimant faces a personalized risk of other harm such that he is a person in need of protection
  3. 3 Whether effective state protection exists in Rwanda

Ratio Decidendi

Claim dismissed: claimant did not establish a well‑founded fear of persecution or a personalized risk of serious harm. Documentary country evidence showed state policy and measures reducing ethnic persecution risk and providing protection for witnesses; claimant's continued residence in Rwanda for 16 months without further incidents and the presence of suspicious blank documents undermined a finding of future individualized risk, therefore protection claims under sections 96 and 97 fail.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed; not a Convention refugee and not a person in need of protection

Orders

  • Claim dismissed
  • Written reasons to be provided to claimant