Human rights / Children's rights

I have concluded that the evidence establishes that the children would, on a balance of probabilities, suffer serious harm if returned to their habitual residence of Kuwait. Ontario therefore may and should exercise jurisdiction to determine custody and access. I have also concluded that it was an error to order the return of the children pending the determination of their refugee claim.

29 July 2020 | Judicial Body: Canada: Court of Appeal for Ontario | Topic(s): Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Physical harm - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Countries: Canada - Kuwait

16 January 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children's rights - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) | Countries: Canada - Egypt

2 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Courts of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Mexico

On appeal from the order of Justice George Czutrin of the Superior Court of Justice, dated 21 September 2010.

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Court of Appeal for Ontario | Topic(s): Children's rights - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Application for judicial review.

21 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children's rights - Family reunification - Pre-entry procedures - Right to family life | Countries: Canada - Pakistan

13 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Argentina - Canada

Motion to grant a writ of habeas corpus.

24 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Topic(s): Children's rights - Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Juvenile justice system - Military courts - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions - War crimes | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Demande présentée en vertu de l'article 72 de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, L.C. 2001, ch 27 (la Loi) relativement à une décision par laquelle la Commission a reconnu au défendeur la qualité de réfugié au sens de la Convention ou celle de personne à protéger.

17 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Cumulative grounds of persecution - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Grounds for persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - India

This is an application, pursuant to s. 72 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act S.C. 2001, c. 27 (Act) of a decision, dated March 5, 2007, wherein the IRB determines that the respondent is a Convention refugee and a Person in need of protection.

17 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Cumulative grounds of persecution - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Grounds for persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - India

1 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada - Hungary