RE JIHAN CARINGKEM

[2026] HKCA 731 Court of Appeal 22 April 2026 • CACV126/2026 • 4 min read
4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

We dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2026] HKCA 731, Court of Appeal, decided 22 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Jihan Caringkem [2026] HKCA 731 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 22 April 2026 dismissing an appeal from the Court of First Instance's ruling in Jihan Caringkem v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 838. The Court of Appeal held: 'We dismiss the appeal accordingly.' In reaching its decision the court referred to its own earlier rulings in [2018] HKCA 524, [2022] HKCA 627 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What was the outcome of Re Jihan Caringkem [2026] HKCA 731?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from the Court of First Instance decision in Jihan Caringkem v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 838, holding: 'We dismiss the appeal accordingly.'

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2022] HKCA 627 [2026] HKCFI 838

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 731)