EDAL case summaries
Country of Decision: France
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Religion, Indiscriminate violence
As soon as one persecution ground (in this case religion) exists and the other conditions for qualifying for refugee status are fulfilled, refugee status must be recognised rather than subsidiary protection, including in a context of generalised violence.
Date: 15-05-2009
Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Religion, Assessment of facts and circumstances, Individual assessment, Internal protection, Non-state actors/agents of persecution, Previous persecution, Personal circumstances of applicant, Standard of proof
Currently every Sunnite and Shiite from Central and South Iraq is to be considered as a refugee within the meaning of Section 60 (1) Residence Act and the 1951 Refugee Convention, if he/she originates from a region with mixed denominations.
Returnees who originate from regions of mixed denominations cannot obtain internal protection in any part of Iraq.
Date: 12-10-2007
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