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Razburgaj and Others v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 17 February 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Blood feuds - Persons not in need of international protection - State protection \| Countries: Albania - Canada - United States of America
S.A. v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 13 February 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Refugees - Refugees sur place - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
Toma v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 3 February 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Blood feuds - Persecution of family members \| Countries: Albania - Canada - United States of America
Sellaththurai v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 30 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Tamil \| Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka - Thailand
Lopez and Others v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 29 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Gang related violence - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: Canada - El Salvador - United States of America
Khalifa and Other v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 16 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) \| Countries: Canada - Egypt
Azubuike v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness et al.) 13 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - False documents - Jurisdiction - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures \| Countries: Canada - Nigeria
Aparicio De Jesus Aleman Aguilar (aka Aparicio de Jes Aleman Aguilar) v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 23 July 2013 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Gang related violence \| Countries: Canada - El Salvador
Francis Ojo Ogunrinde v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) Application for judicial review of decision which denied Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. Application granted on basis that treatment of evidence was unreasonable. 15 June 2012 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) \| Countries: Canada - Nigeria
Saleem v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) Application for review of decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Application granted on basis that the Boards IFA finding was unreasonable. 8 June 2012 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Honour killings - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) \| Countries: Canada - Pakistan

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