High Court grants judicial review of decision to refuse a Nigerian national, of Yoruba ethnicity and Muslim faith, asylum on the grounds that the Refugee Appeals Tribunal failed to provide her with copies of country of origin information on which it relied in making its adverse decision.
Judicial review – Nigerian national of Yoruba ethnicity and Muslim faith challenging the decision by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal to refuse her refugee status – claims that her partner converted to Islam at her request – when his parents discovered his conversion, they reacted angrily and threatened her – her partner’s father, a prominent Ogboni member, fell ill – he was told that in order to recover, it would be necessary to sacrifice a child from the family – the applicant was pregnant at the time - claims that she was kidnapped and detained by three men working for her partner’s father and told that her unborn baby was to be sacrificed to secure her partner’s father’s recovery – argued that the Tribunal member relied on certain country of origin information which was not made available to the applicant - obligation to provide copies of documentation to the applicant – the Tribunal shall furnish the applicant concerned and his or her solicitor (if known) and the High Commissioner whenever so requested by him or her with copies of any reports, observations, or representations in writing or any other document, furnished to the Tribunal by the Commissioner copies of which have not been previously furnished to the applicant.