High Court refuses judicial review of decision refusing an Algerian national subsidiary protection, on the grounds that the International Protection Appeals Tribunal: expressly considered risk of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; provided a reasoned explanation for coming to a different decision on credibility than an earlier tribunal; and lawfully assessed the risk of indiscriminate violence in a situation of internal armed conflict was lawful.
Judicial review – asylum and immigration – substantive decision – Algerian national challenging the decision refusing him subsidiary protection - claimed a well-founded fear of persecution on grounds of religion and membership of a particular social group, if returned to Algeria – application for refugee status refused as she had failed to establish that her fear of persecution if returned to Algeria was objectively well-founded or that effective state protection would not be available - internal relocation alternative – applied for subsidiary protection – application refused - failed to establish the credibility of her claims and had failed to establish substantial grounds for believing that she would face a real risk of suffering serious harm if returned to Algeria - correct procedure for adducing evidence from a witness who does not speak English or Irish – grounds of challenge - risk of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for illegal exit from Algeria - assessment of credibility - provided a reasoned explanation for coming to a different decision than the earlier tribunal – risk of indiscriminate violence in a situation of internal armed conflict - nothing in the evidence before me to suggest that the tribunal failed to apply the correct test – she was unable to show that she was specifically affected by reason of factors particular to her personal circumstances - function of the tribunal and not of this court on an application for judicial review to determine the weight to be attributed to country of origin information – judicial review refused –