Lesbian who told authorities she received death threats is refused refugee status
The woman had shared her own family in Zimbabwe had threatened her life but she was refused asylum by the IPO.
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25 January, 2021.
Written by Peter Dunne .
A woman who was refused refugee status in 2019 despite telling authorities her family in Zimbabwe had threatened her life when they discovered she was a lesbian, has now lost her appeal to remain in Ireland.
In the original proceedings, an International Protection Officer rejected her claim of being forced into marriage twice as a child, at age 9 and 13, and that family members had threatened her due to her sexuality. The woman had then brought judicial review proceedings to overturn the IPO decision, but it was turned over on Friday by Justice Tara Burns.