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The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in Owusu c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) (C.A.F.), 2004 CAF 38; [2004] 2 R.C.F. 635, on 26 January 2004.

29 January 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Complementary forms of protection - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Criminal justice - Rejected asylum-seekers - Visas | Countries: Canada - Ghana

The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in Owusu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.A.), 2004 FCA 38; [2004] 2 F.C.R. 635, on 26 January 2004.

29 January 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Complementary forms of protection - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Criminal justice - Rejected asylum-seekers - Visas | Countries: Canada - Ghana

7 January 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Prosecution vs persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Unlawful departure | Countries: Canada - China

7 January 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Prosecution vs persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Unlawful departure | Countries: Canada - China

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - Poland

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Poland

22 March 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Domestic violence - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Smuggling of persons - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - China

Motifs écrits rendus le 1er mai 2001.

6 March 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - China

Written reasons for the decision rendered on 1 May 2001.

6 March 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - China

Application for judicial review.

11 December 2000 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Smuggling of persons - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Unlawful departure | Countries: Canada - China