“…C 596 applies just as much to political opinion as it does to homosexuality (see paragraphs 25-26 of RT (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38; [2013] 1 AC 152). ‘Nobody should be forced to have or express an opinion in which he does not believe. He should not be required to dissemble on pain of perse…”
“…eal’s decision has the potential to undermine the principles in [HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v SSHD [2010] UKSC 31; [2011] 1 AC 596] and [RT (Zimbabwe) and ors [2012] UKSC 38; [2013] 1 AC 152] about the right to live openly. There is a category of single ‘quiet’ Ahmadis who do not face persecution but the country guidance case of [M…”
“…The case of RT (Zimbabwe) v SSHD [2012] UKSC 38, [2013] 1 AC 152, concerned political persecution in Zimbabwe. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal had accepted that those who could not demonstrate positive s…”
“…l relied on the Country Guidance given in EM and Others (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 98 (IAC), as refined by the Supreme Court decision in RT (Zimbabwe) [2012] UKSC 38, and on the guidance in CM Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 59. UTJ Hanson rejected the claim that the Appellant would face an Article 3 risk on return at the airport, …”