Canada

For the Federal Court's reasons see: Thanabalasingham v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 FC 172; [2006] 2 F.C.R. D-24, dated 3 February 2005.

12 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

For the Federal Court's reasons see: Thanabalasingham c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), 2005 CF 172; [2006] 2 R.C.F. F-34, dated 3 February 2005.

12 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

19 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - State protection | Countries: Canada - Pakistan

19 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - State protection | Countries: Canada - Pakistan

7 July 2005 | Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Document type: Concluding Observations

27 May 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cambodia - Canada

Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

11 April 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

27 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cambodia - Canada

10 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka