VWFG v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

A citizen of Ghana sought protection for fear that she would be subject to arranged marriage and female genital mutilation. The Refugee Review Tribunal found the applicant to be not credible, in part because she could not identify the ethnic group that the proposed husband came from. The court found these factual conclusions satisfactory and affirmed.

Topics

• Female genital mutilation or female genital cutting
• Forced and early marriage
• Gender-based violence in general
• Harmful traditional practices

Geographical location

• Australia and Oceania
• Australia

Keywords

• fgm
• arranged marriage
• CEFM
• child
• ghana

Year

• 2005

External URL

• VWFG v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Court

• Federal Court of Australia

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Australia