PA/02601/2018

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Upper Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: PA/02601/2018

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

At Field House, on the papers
5 December 2019
Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 9 December 2019



Before

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE O'CONNOR

Between

MAO
(ANONYMITY DIRECTION MADE)
Appellant

and

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent

ANONYMITY DIRECTION

I make an order under r.14(1) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 prohibiting the disclosure or publication of any matter likely to lead members of the public to identify the appellant. No report of these proceedings shall directly or indirectly identify the appellant. This direction applies to both the appellant and to the respondent and all other persons. Failure to comply with this direction could lead to contempt of court proceedings. Liberty to apply.

DECISION AND REASONS

1. It is not in dispute that the appellant is a national of Sudan and a member of the Zaghawa tribe (and therefore a "Non-Arab Dafuri"). He appealed to the F-tT against a decision of the SSHD of 5 February 2018 refusing his protection and human rights claims.

2. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal dismissing the appeal was subsequently set aside by the Upper Tribunal. It remains for the Upper Tribunal to re-make the decision on the appeal.

3. By way of a letter to the Upper Tribunal on 28 November 2019, Mr C Bates, acting on behalf of the SSHD, invited the Upper Tribunal to allow the appellant's appeal given the undisputed findings of fact and the terms of the recent Upper Tribunal decision of AAR & AA (Non-Arab Dafuris - return) Sudan [2019] UKUT 282 (IAC).

4. I conclude, for the reasons set out in the preceding paragraph, that the appellant's appeal should be allowed on the basis that his removal to Sudan would lead to a breach of the Refugee Convention.

Decision

For the reasons given above, the appellant's appeal is allowed on the basis that his removal would breach the United Kingdom's obligations under the Refugee Convention.


Signed: Upper Tribunal Judge O'Connor

Date: 5 December 2019