United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments

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Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: PA/08644/2019

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

At Field House	Decision and Reasons Promulgated
On 19 August 2022	On the 05 September 2022

 

 

Before

 

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE PLIMMER

 

 

Between

 

AA

ANONYMITY DIRECTION MADE

Appellant

and

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Respondent

 

 

Representation :

Appellant: Mr Hussain, Counsel

Respondent: Mr McVeety, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer

 

 

DECISION AND REASONS

At the beginning of the hearing Mr McVeety conceded that the appellant's appeal must be allowed on international protection and human rights grounds on the basis that the SSHD accepted that the application of the country guidance in AAR (OLF - MB confirmed) Ethiopia CG [2022] UKUT 1 (IAC) to the facts accepted by the First-tier Tribunal, are such that this appellant falls in a relevant risk category and is at risk of persecution for reasons relating to his imputed political opinion. Mr McVeety was entirely correct to make that concession for the reasons he outlined, and I accept the SSHD's concession. The appellant has been detained in the past in Ethiopia because of suspicions as to his links with the OLF and the country guidance entirely supports Mr McVeety's concession that there is a real risk this will be repeated upon his return to Ethiopia.

 

Decision

I remake the decision by allowing the appellant's appeal on international protection and human rights grounds.

 

 

Signed:

 

Ms M. Plimmer

Judge of the Upper Tribunal

 

Date: 19 August 2022