Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) is Canada's largest independent administrative tribunal, responsible for making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. It consists of three divisions: the Refugee Protection Division; the Immigration Division; and the Immigration Appeal Division. The Refugee Protection Division decides claims for refugee protection made by people already in Canada. Website: www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/

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Sri Lanka: Whether individuals have been detained or imprisoned under the terms of the "Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment) Act No. 42 of 1998;" whether Tamils have been singled out for prosecution under this Act (1999-December 2001) 10 December 2001 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Sri Lanka: Whether the "Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment) Act No. 42 of 1998" is applied to those citizens who return after having left the country illegally 2 November 1999 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Sri Lanka: A copy of the Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment) Act No. 42 of 1998; reports confirming that Tamils have recently been arrested under this law; the reasons for the arrests; how long they are detained if arrested; their treatment while in prison; and information on the newspaper Tamil Guardian 1 July 1999 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Sri Lanka: Information on the function of the Travel Section of the Department of Immigration and Emigration and whether this section issues passports 1 November 1993 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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