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The decision was subsequently overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal in Thanabalasingham c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), 2006 CAF 14; [2007] 1 R.C.F. F-1, on 12 January 2006.

3 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

The decision was subsequently overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal in Thanabalasingham v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2006 FCA 14; [2007] 1 F.C.R. D-2, on 12 January 2006.

3 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

31 January 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Egypt

31 January 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Egypt

12 August 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Tanzania, United Republic of

12 August 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Tanzania, United Republic of

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 | 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 | 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 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 | 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

11 April 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma | Countries: Canada - Hungary