Human rights / Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment

30 November 2004 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

4 November 2004 | Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Document type: States Parties Reports

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Xie c. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration ) (C.F.), 2003 CF 1023; [2004] 2 R.C.F. 372, dated 4 September 2003.

30 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Xie v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.), 2003 FC 1023; [2004] 2 F.C.R. 372, dated 4 September 2003.

30 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

See reasons for order dismissing the application for judicial review: Sogi v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.), 2005 FC 262; [2005] 3 F.C.R. 530 dated 18 February 2005.

11 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - India

See reasons for order dismissing the application for judicial review: Sogi c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) (C.F.), 2005 CF 262; [2005] 3 R.C.F. 530 dated 18 February 2005.

11 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - India

26 February 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health | Countries: Canada - India

26 February 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health | Countries: Canada - India

See also: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2005] FCA 125 (11 April 2005). Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

3 February 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Death squads - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China