YOSEFINA DAJANI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedthe appeal is dismissed accordingly.
Source: [2025] HKCA 363, Court of Appeal, decided 17 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
Yosefina Dajani v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 363 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 17 April 2025 arising from a non-refoulement claim considered under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance. The Court of Appeal dismissed the challenge, holding that 'the appeal is dismissed accordingly.' The matter had earlier come before the Court of First Instance in Yosefina Dajani v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 478, and the Court of Appeal's reasoning drew on non-refoulement principles set out in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2020] HKCA 709.
Summary
Yosefina Dajani, an Indonesian national, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of her non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Yosefina Dajani v Torture Claims Appeal Board ([2025] HKCA 363)?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the non-refoulement appeal in Yosefina Dajani v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 363, holding that 'the appeal is dismissed accordingly,' following the Bill of Rights Ordinance and Immigration Ordinance grounds raised by the claimant.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 363)