TA8-08350

The claimant's evidence and supporting documents were found not credible or insufficient to establish persecution on a Convention ground, and available evidence shows adequate state protection in Pakistan; therefore the claimant is not a Convention refugee nor a person in need of protection.

Citation: TA8-08350
Parties: Claimant: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX; Respondent: Minister
Court: Refugee Protection Division
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judgment Date: 19 November 2009
Procedural Posture: Refugee Protection Claim (irpa Ss.96 97) / Decision (refugee Protection Division)
Outcome: Claim dismissed; claimant is not a Convention refugee and not a person in need of protection.
Legal Topics: State Protection, Political Opinion, Credibility, Risk of Torture, Convention Refugee Determination
Source Language: English

Immigration Refugee Law Administrative Law State Protection Political Opinion Credibility Risk of Torture Convention Refugee Determination

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Parties

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX

Claimant

Minister

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Refugee Protection Claim (irpa Ss.96 97) / Decision (refugee Protection Division)

Legal Issues

1 Credibility of claimant's testimony and documentary evidence
2 Availability and adequacy of state protection in Pakistan
3 Whether claimant's political activity gives rise to a Convention refugee ground

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

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

Orders

Refugee protection claim rejected by the Refugee Protection Division