Decision date: 2016-07-11
Finding the petitioner, an ethnic Hutu and citizen of Rwanda alleged to have participated in the Rwandan genocide, had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was not subject to the “persecutor bar” because his testimony on the matter was not credible. Upholding the Agency's denial of petitioner's CAT claim based on finding that harsh conditions in civilian detention facilities in Rwanda do not amount to torture.
Publication Status: Published
Case judge: Floyd, Shedd, Traxler