SEBASTIAN IRENE LIZARDO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 908 Court of Appeal 31 October 2025 • CACV185/2025 • 6 min read
2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 908, Court of Appeal, decided 31 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

Sebastian Irene Lizardo v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 908 was an appeal before the Court of Appeal from a non-refoulement claim, following the decision below in [2025] HKCFI 1291. The Court of Appeal held that "the appeal is dismissed." The judgment also referred to [2018] HKCA 451.

Summary

Sebastian Irene Lizardo appealed against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's rejection of her non-refoulement protection claim. The applicant was unrepresented and appeared in person. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Sebastian Irene Lizardo v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 908?

The Court of Appeal held that "the appeal is dismissed," upholding the non-refoulement claim decision addressed below in [2025] HKCFI 1291, with the earlier authority in [2018] HKCA 451 also referenced in the judgment.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
[2018] HKCA 451 [2025] HKCFI 1291

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Judgment

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