SSENYONJO ROBERT V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2026] HKCA 419, Court of Appeal, decided 15 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Ssenyonjo Robert v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 419 is a Court of Appeal judgment dated 15 April 2026 concerning a non-refoulement claim. The Court held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the outcome reached below in Ssenyonjo Robert v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 3689. The judgment draws on the Court of Appeal's approach in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.
What was the outcome in Ssenyonjo Robert v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 419?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, stating 'we dismiss the appeal.' The decision followed the first-instance ruling in [2025] HKCFI 3689 and applied guidance set out in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 419)