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Tribunal case management ruling ordering the Respondent to provide detailed witness summaries and complete document disclosure by March 20, 2026.
The claimant, a transgender woman, provided credible testimony corroborated by medical records and country evidence showing systemic discrimination and risk of arrest and violence in Lebanon; state protection is lacking and no safe internal flight alternative exists; therefore the claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of membership in a particular social group and is a Convention refugee.
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The claimant was found credible, established nexus to the Convention ground as a member of the particular social group of trans women, provided clear and convincing evidence that state protection in Mexico is inadequate, and demonstrated that no internal flight alternative exists; therefore she qualifies as a Convention refugee under section 96 IRPA.
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The panel accepted the claimant as a credible transgender woman whose subjective fear is supported by objective country conditions showing pervasive violence and discrimination against transgender persons in Mexico, a lack of adequate state protection at the operational level and no viable internal flight alternative; therefore the claimant meets the definition of a Convention refugee under sections 96 and 97(1) of the IRPA.
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