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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Democratic Republic of Congo: Forced marriages, particularly among the Bambala ethnic group; whether members of the same family can marry one another; if so, the possible consequences and recourse available to a woman who refuses such a marriage, and the protection offered to her by the state (April 2004) 14 April 2004 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Democratic Republic of Congo: Update to RDC30240.E of 5 October 1998 on forced marriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly within the Yansi tribe; the consequences for refusing such a marriage as well as the recourses and protection available to women who refuse a marriage (July 2003) 17 July 2003 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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