TA6-04916

TA6-04916

The claims were dismissed because the principal claimant and spouse provided materially inconsistent and implausible testimony, failed to produce expected corroborating documents (conversion certificate, land registry/sale documents), and the spouse's testimony that her brother is Sunni fatally undermined the asserted conversion-based persecution narrative; therefore none of the claimants established they are Convention refugees or persons in need of protection.

Citation
TA6-04916
Parties
Claimant: XXXXX XXXXX; Claimant Spouse: XXXXX XXXXX; Claimant Daughter: XXXXX XXXXX; Claimant Son (minor): XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Respondent: Minister
Court
Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
8 January 2009
Procedural Posture
Refugee Protection Claim Convention Refugee Determination / Decision After Hearing
Outcome
All claims rejected; claimants are not Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection
Legal Topics
Credibility Assessment, Conversion and Religious Identity, Corroboration/documentary Evidence, Joinder of Related Claims, Country Risk Assessment
Source Language
English
Refugee Law Immigration Religious Freedom/persecution Evidence Law Credibility Assessment Conversion and Religious Identity Corroboration/documentary Evidence Joinder of Related Claims +1 more

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Parties

XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant

XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant Spouse

XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant Daughter

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant Son (minor)

Minister

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim Convention Refugee Determination / Decision After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are credible on material facts
  2. 2 Whether the principal claimant converted to Shia and incurred persecution for conversion
  3. 3 Whether documentary evidence corroborates conversion and land donation

Ratio Decidendi

The claims were dismissed because the principal claimant and spouse provided materially inconsistent and implausible testimony, failed to produce expected corroborating documents (conversion certificate, land registry/sale documents), and the spouse's testimony that her brother is Sunni fatally undermined the asserted conversion-based persecution narrative; therefore none of the claimants established they are Convention refugees or persons in need of protection.

Court Disposition

All claims rejected; claimants are not Convention refugees nor persons in need of protection

Orders

  • All five refugee claims are dismissed on credibility grounds
  • Separate decisions will be issued for each claimant as noted in the reasons