Case Law

9 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Refugees sur place - Social group persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

8 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Freedom of assembly and association - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

3 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

10 March 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

21 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Refugees sur place - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

20 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand

13 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Refugees - Refugees sur place - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

30 January 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand

Application for review of decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Application granted on basis that Board failed to address forwardlooking risk and the assess the independent evidence to support such claim.

3 May 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

5 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka