Judge criticises 'offensive' notion that woman who seeks protection could sustain herself by returning to prostitution in Nigeria

A woman who claimed she was trafficked here after being involved in prostitution in Nigeria as a child has won her High Court case over being refused international protection.

The International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) effectively stated, because the woman had "managed to sustain herself" working as a prostitute for a period, she would be in a better position than some to resettle in Nigeria if returned there, Mr Justice Max Barrett said.