Case Law

Application for review of two decisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Review granted on basis the Board's finding was unreasonable as it lacked due regard to Uganda’s decision to grant refugee status to the applicants and irrelevant and credibility findings were found for one applicant.

29 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Countries: Canada - Eritrea

22 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Countries: Canada - Hungary

4 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Kurd - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Canada - Turkey

29 November 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Czech Republic

10 November 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Canada - Turkey

20 October 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Application for judicial review.

8 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Chechen - Complementary forms of protection - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Canada - Russian Federation

Application for judicial review.

6 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - State protection - Tutsis | Countries: Burundi - Canada

Application for judicial review.

30 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Gender-based persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - SGBV - Tutsis - Women-at-risk | Countries: Burundi - Canada

Application for judicial review.

26 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Chinese - Christian - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Canada - Indonesia