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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Niger: Forced and arranged marriages and, more specifically, the treatment of young victims (men and women) of these marriages; regions in which the frequency of these marriages is higher, and the possibility of refusing this type of marriage; the possible consequences, recourses and protection for a woman who refuses such a marriage (December 2005) 19 December 2005 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Niger: Whether forced marriages exist among Muslims; if so, the frequency of this practice among the wealthier members of society and those who have university training, and payment of the dowry (2000-August 2004) 6 August 2004 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Niger: Situation and treatment of young women with regard to forced marriage; protection available to them if they refuse to marry; recourses available to them if they leave their family home (2003) 4 June 2003 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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