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On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
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December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
July 2011
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
map; transport infrastructure
Accessed Date:
30 May 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Title:
Chine. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
China. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
27 October 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: China
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2014
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. China: Christians. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance China: Contravention of national population and family-planning laws. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2015
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; document fraud; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance - China: Fear of punishment on return to China for crimes committed in other countries ('Double Jeopardy'). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
20 October 2015
Keywords:
international guidance note; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. China: Opposition to the Chinese Communist Party. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; international guidance note; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. China: Journalists. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. China: background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
20 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Chine/Tibet : différents noms de lieux géographiques et connaissance des unités administratives
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
2 December 2015
Accessed Date:
1 March 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map; statistics
Title:
Chine/Tibet : langues tibétaines et connaissance de la langue chinoise
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
10 December 2015
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. China: Non-Christian religious groups. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
China. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: China.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
20 December 2013
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure
Title:
China. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Assessment Report on the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2012-2015)
Source:
China. Information Office of the State Council.
Date of Document:
15 June 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
New China Plan a Step Backward for Universal Rights Protection
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 July 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; identity documents; penal system; sexual minorities; torture
Title:
China. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: China (including Hong Kong, China and Macao, China)
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 December 2013
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; race; religion; sexual minorities; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants
Title:
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 114th Congress
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
17 September 2015
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Second Periodic Report of China, Including Hong Kong, China, and Macao, China
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Date of Document:
13 June 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
children; corruption; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Beijing Contradicts “Rule of Law” Campaign in Crackdown
Source:
The Jamestown Foundation
Date of Document:
13 September 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
China: COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
March 2014
Accessed Date:
11 July 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; corruption; corruption; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure
Title:
II. Human Rights. III. Development of the Rule of Law. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Tibet. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; legislation; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Mid-Term Universal Periodic Review Assessment Report: The Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Tibet
Source:
Tibet Advocacy Coalition
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; nationality; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
'Too Risky to Call Ourselves Defenders': CHRD Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2015)
Source:
Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; sexual minorities; state surveillance; statistics; torture
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China – China Law No. 71
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Family planning-related documents issued by the family planning authorities and/or hospitals in Guangdong Province, including whether authorities issue reports detailing abortions, sterilizations, and/or implantations of IUDs (intrauterine devices)...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 September 2015
Accessed Date:
9 October 2015
Keywords:
children; family law; identity documents; marriage; medical records; political activities; social services
Title:
Identity documents required to purchase tickets to travel by train, bus or boat; whether authorities check the identity of train travellers during their travel through China
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 December 2012
Accessed Date:
24 April 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; state surveillance; transport infrastructure
Title:
The identification numbers on a driver's licence, including the identification numbers on a driver's licence issued in Dalian, Liaoning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 March 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Seamen's books issued to seamen going abroad, including the regulations governing their issuance, whether a security check is done on applicants, and the role of the Public Security Bureau in the issuance process
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 October 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Passport Law of the People's Republic of China
Accessed Date:
28 October 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedures for the issuance of passports abroad, including whether all embassies require proof of status; instances when a Resident Identity Card (RIC) number would not appear in the passport (2012-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 September 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Procedure and requirements to obtain a biometric passport, including date they started to be issued; indicators that the passport is biometric, including symbols
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 May 2013
Accessed Date:
29 October 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Instances in which the letter 'X' is used at the end of the identification number on a resident identity card
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Process to obtain a People's Republic of China (PRC) driver's licence; documents required; whether the serial number on the national identity card is the same as the ID number that appears on the driver's licence (2014-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Household registration booklets (hukous) with loose pages inserted; whether or not hukous with loose pages exist in Changsha, Hunan province; the production of these hukous and their security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 June 2006
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether the 15-digit identity number appearing on a Resident Identity Card (RIC) or a newly assigned 18-digit number would appear on official documents, if the Chinese citizen obtaining the official documents continued to be in possession of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 September 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
2. What is Hukou? Table 1: Employment Statistics by Hukou and Current Residence, 2005 Census. Do Employers Prefer Undocumented Workers? Evidence from China's Hukou System.
Code:
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8289
Source:
Institute for the Study of Labor
Date of Document:
June 2014
Author:
Peter Kuhn; Kailing Shen
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
children; identity documents; labour; social services; statistics
Title:
Household registration for a collective or non-family group (jiti hukou)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 August 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; labour
Title:
Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards (Order of the President No.4)
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Whether the 15-digit identity number appearing on Resident Identity Cards issued prior to 1 October 1999 or a newly assigned 18-digit number would appear on official documents issued after 1 October 1999, if the Chinese citizen obtaining the official...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 June 2005
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Procedures for issuing second-generation Resident Identity Cards (RICs), including whether the procedures vary in different parts of China; application processing times and whether validity periods are assigned when the application is made...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 July 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Appearance of the second-generation Resident Identity Card (RIC), including personal information represented on the card; procedure for testing cards for authenticity
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 July 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The master list of Resident Identity Card (RIC) provincial codes
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 September 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
National Resident Identity Cards; background information; description; issuance procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 February 2005
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Hukou Reform: Central Government Sets out a Vision - August 2014
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
15 August 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; institutional efficacy; labour; social services; statistics
Title:
Fraudulent documents, including the manufacturing, procurement, distribution and use of passports, hukou, and resident identity cards (RICs), particularly in Guangdong and Fujian; instances of officials issuing fraudulent RICs to citizens and...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.22 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; Internet; organized crime
Title:
Requirements and procedures for minors to undergo DNA testing by Maxxam Analytics in Guangzhou, including identity documents (2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Information on electronic/biometric passports, including security features, Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology and wireless tracking capacity; exit procedures at international airports, including e-passport verification, security checkpoints, and the use of facial recognition technology (2013-2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.24 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; transport infrastructure
Title:
7. The Hukou Document. China: Reforms of the Household Registration System (Hukou) (1998-2004). Issue Paper.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
February 2005
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
China: New ID Card Law Requires Recording Fingerprints
Source:
United States. The Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
4 November 2011
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
Chine/Inde: séjour des réfugié-e-s tibétain-e-s en Inde et retour en Inde
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
8 December 2015
Author:
Anne-Kathrin Glatz
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation
Title:
2014 hukou reform policy and its local implementation; security features and other physical characteristics of hukou [household registry] documents issued in 2013-2014; anti-fraud measures introduced for hukou documents; whether features...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 December 2015
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; institutional efficacy; political activities; statistics
Title:
Requirements and procedures to reacquire Chinese citizenship; length of process and information on other forms of status or temporary status while reacquiring citizenship; whether the children of Chinese nationals, who are born abroad, can...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Information on birth registration for children born out of wedlock; whether the name of the father appears on the birth certificate if the child is born out of wedlock; what information may appear on the birth certificate if the if the father i...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 June 2016
Accessed Date:
19 October 2016
Title:
Procedures in Hebei province for updating a hukou with a change of address or after a change in the head of household, including whether new pages are added or an entirely new booklet is issued (2014-July 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: China and Taiwan
Source:
European University Institute. EUDO Citizenship.
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Whether a new Resident Identity Card (RIC) is issued at the same time as a new hukou to reflect a change of address when a person moves out; procedures for updating a RIC with a change of address; Information that applies to Hebei Province (2014 ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 August 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
China's Political Institutions and Leaders in Charts
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Author:
Susan V. Lawrence
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
election; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Understanding China's Political System
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
20 March 2013
Author:
Susan V. Lawrence; Michael F. Martin
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
children; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; Internet; legislation; map; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 : China Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
China Democracy Party (CDP) in Guangdong, including structure and activities; treatment of CDP members by authorities (2012-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 December 2013
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Kyrgystan and China: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), including relationship between China and Kyrgyzstan; activities of the organization involving the two countries (2012-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 February 2015
Accessed Date:
22 September 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; state surveillance
Title:
The Politburo's Predicament: Confronting the Limitations of Chinese Communist Party Repression
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
human rights activists; political activities
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Family planning violations in the province of Liaoning; whether information about a person who is wanted by family planning authorities in Liaoning province is entered in the Golden Shield or Policenet databases
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; crime; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; social services; statistics
Title:
Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (Order of the President No. 63)
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
children; family law; legislation
Title:
Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
children; family law; legislation; marriage
Title:
Treatment of 'illegal' or 'black' children born outside the family planning policy; whether unregistered children are denied access to education, health care and other services; information on punitive measures taken against parents who violated family planning policy before and/or after policy changes effective January 2016 (2013-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Family planning laws, enforcement and exceptions, particularly in the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian; reports of forced sterilization of men and women; consequences to officials who force women to have an abortion; whether family...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 October 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; gender equality; legislation
Title:
Whether medical facilities issue certificates to women who have had an abortion, particularly in the province of Liaoning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 August 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
medical records
Title:
Background Paper. China: Family Planning.
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
8 September 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
children; family law; gender equality; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; social services
Title:
People's Republic of China. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
2 December 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; disappeared persons; domestic violence; family law; femicide; freedom of movement; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
China's First Law Against Domestic Violence: It's No Longer a Private Matter
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
20 January 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Instances when the Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention issues a Fujian certificate of vaccination to 'black children' (children born outside the family planning policy) and whether the certificate would have a 'Child No.' written on...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 May 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
children; family law; identity documents; legislation; social services
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice. Mission to China.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 June 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Family planning policy changes permitting two children, announced 29 October 2015 (October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 October 2015
Accessed Date:
30 October 2015
Keywords:
children; family law; gender equality; legislation; marriage; political activities
Title:
Implementation of family planning policy changes permitting two children announced 29 October 2015 (November 2015-April 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
children; family law; legislation
Title:
The 2009 and 2014 versions of the Regulations of Guangdong Province on Population and Family Planning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 September 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
children; family law; legislation
Title:
Whether a National Population and Family Planning Commission directive prohibiting forced abortion and sterilization was issued in 2012 and implemented (2012-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 March 2015
Accessed Date:
9 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; crime; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Family planning laws, enforcement and exceptions in the province of Jiangsu, including reports of forced abortion or sterilization (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 March 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities in Guangdong Province, including state protection and support services (2011-February 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 February 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
gender equality; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Situation and treatment of sexual minorities, particularly in Guangdong and Fujian; state protection and support services (2011-February 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; human rights activists; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Being LGBT in Asia: China Country Report
Source:
United Nations Development Programme; United States Agency for International Development
Accessed Date:
2 March 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Being LGBT in China. A National Survey on Social Attitudes toward Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Date of Document:
15 May 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
La situation des minorities sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 February 2015
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
State efforts to address government corruption; anti-corruption legislation and regulations; agencies responsible for investigating corruption; prosecutions and punishment for corruption; recourse available to victims of corruption
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
corruption; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation
Title:
China (Hong Kong and Macao). Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
China (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Background Paper. China: Official Corruption.
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
11 September 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
corruption; freedom of the press; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; statistics
Title:
China. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; drug trafficking; government corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime
Title:
China: Beijing. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 April 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; crime; document fraud; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; medical records; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
China: Extremism in Recent Legislation
Source:
United States. The Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
12 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 October 2016
Title:
China. Bribery & Corruption 2016, 3rd Edition.
Source:
Global Legal Insights
Date of Document:
16 November 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
China's Response to Terrorism
Source:
CNA Analysis; United States - China Economic and Security Review Commission
Date of Document:
June 2016
Author:
Murray Scot Tanner; James Bellacqua
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
China: Submission to the NPC Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commision on the Criminal Law Amendments (9) (Second draft)
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
5 August 2015
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Regulations on summonses; information on the contents of summonses, including whether these indicate where a person must present his or herself, including street address (2014-October 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 9.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legal system; legislation
Title:
Legislation and procedures regarding land expropriation in urban and rural areas; documentation issued in cases of land expropriation; recourse available to citizens who oppose land expropriation; state response to citizens who resist...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 October 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; government corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; torture
Title:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2012 Amendment)
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; identity documents; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; torture; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Briefing on China's 2013 Criminal Procedure Law: In Line with International Standards?
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
July 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; torture
Title:
Land Reform Efforts in China
Source:
The US-China Business Council. China Business Review.
Date of Document:
1 October 2012
Author:
Zhu Keliang; Roy Prosterman
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
conflict; government corruption; human rights activists; labour; legislation; political activities; political organizations
Title:
China. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
China: State Security, Terrorism Convictions Double
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 March 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Samples of summoneses and subpoenas
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Title:
Cases of people sentenced to 're-education through labour' in Fujian, including cities and types of labour; whether authorities in Fujian seize or cancel documents such as hukou or driver's licenses of people sentenced to re-education; actions..
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 May 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; labour; minorities; penal system; religion
Title:
Whether Chinese authorities issue prison visiting cards; the requirements and eligibility to obtain these cards; the rules and conditions for visiting a person in a prison; how visits are recorded.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2012
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; legislation; minorities; penal system
Title:
“Changing the Soup but not the Medicine?” Abolishing Re-Education Through Labour in China.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; government corruption; human rights activists; labour; minorities; penal system; political prisoners; religion; torture
Title:
Public Security Administration Punishments Law of the People's Republic of China [Revised]
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
legislation; penal system
Title:
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese and English Text)
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; political activities
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of China
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
3 February 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: China
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
25 September 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Macao, China
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
3 January 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
No End in Sight - Torture and Forced Confessions in China
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 November 2015
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
'We Can Beat You to Death With Impunity': Secret Detention and Abuse of Women in China's 'Black Jails'
Source:
Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political prisoners; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Plight and Prospects: The Landscape for Cause Lawyers in China
Source:
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice; Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Circumstances and authorities responsible for issuing summonses/subpoenas; procedural law; whether summonses and subpoenas are given to individuals or households; format and appearance; whether legality can be challenged; penalties for failure to comply with a summons or subpoena
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2012
Accessed Date:
24 April 2013
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; police/security forces
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
'Beat Him, Take Everything Away': Abuses by China's Chengguan Para-Police
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
May 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; torture
Title:
Whether authorities seize the passports of persons who are the subject of criminal summons or a police investigation, or are facing criminal charges (2013-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 February 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; disappeared persons; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; Internet; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; state surveillance
Title:
Forced Psychiatric Commitment of Dissidents Continues as Police act Above Enacted Law
Source:
Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
5 May 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
The Public Security Bureau (PSB) Golden Shield Project, including implementation and effectiveness; Policenet, including areas of operation; level and effectiveness of information sharing by the authorities (2010-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 10.4 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; state surveillance
Title:
Structure of the public security police; whether witness protection programs exist for those fearing organized crime groups (2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 October 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; torture; witness protection
Title:
Tiger Chairs and Cell Bosses: Police Torture of Criminal Suspects in China
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 May 2015
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
China Brief: The PLA's New Organizational Structure: What is Known, Unknown and Speculation (Part 1)
Source:
Jamestown Foundation
Date of Document:
4 February 2016
Author:
Kenneth Allen et al.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
police/security forces; political activities
Title:
China: Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
28 October 2015
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
China: Electronic Great Wall Getting Taller. Enemies of the Internet Report 2014.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 March 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; Internet; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance
Title:
China. Freedom on the Net 2015.
Accessed Date:
29 October 2015
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; legislation; political activities; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
China. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; political activities; political prisoners; religion; statistics
Title:
Command and Control. The State of Journalism in China, 25 Years after Tiananmen
Source:
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; labour; political organizations; state surveillance; torture
Title:
China shuts down internet reporting as Xi's sensitivity begins to resemble lèse-majesté
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
28 July 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
10 Most Censored Countries: China
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation; political opposition; political prisoners; state surveillance; witness protection
Title:
China Media Bulletin Issue No. 116: September 2016
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Media Censorship in China
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
7 April 2015
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation; minorities; political activities; political prisoners; state surveillance; witness protection
Title:
China's Great Media Wall: The Fight for Freedom
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
30 January 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
disappeared persons; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; state surveillance
Title:
Speak not of lawyers speaking out: Respected media site suspended from syndication for 2 months
Source:
Hong Kong Free Press
Date of Document:
14 October 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau). International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
China. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Accessed Date:
19 June 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; legislation; minorities; nationality; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Reports of ill-treatment of Tian Dao (Yiguandao) religious practitioners
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 December 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
labour; legislation; political activities; religion
Title:
Whether proselytizing is legal in China
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 October 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; labour; legal system; legislation; religion; state surveillance
Title:
Gansu and Shandong Provinces Issue New Regulations on Religion
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
18 January 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; legislation; minorities; religion; state surveillance
Title:
Treatment of 'ordinary' Christian house church members by the Public Security Bureau (PSB), including treatment of children of house church members (2009-2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 October 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; human rights activists; identity documents; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; religion; social services; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Estimates of the number of Christians, particularly in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Liaoning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 October 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
religion; statistics
Title:
Whether a person detained at an underground church meeting would have his or her name placed in the Public Security Bureau (PSB) databases
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 September 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
Internet; political activities; religion; state surveillance
Title:
The Chinese Patriotic Church; whether the Chinese Patriotic Church pledges its loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party first as opposed to God or Jesus; differences between the Chinese Patriotic Church and the unregistered Christian churches
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2007
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; legislation; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Situation of Catholics and treatment by authorities, particularly in Fujian and Guangdong (2005-2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; legislation; penal system; religion
Title:
Situation of Protestants and treatment by authorities, particularly in Fujian and Guangdong (2005-May 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 June 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; labour; legislation; police/security forces complaints; religion; torture
Title:
Glossary. Zhuan Falun : Turning the Law Wheel.
Source:
Zhuan Falun: Turning the Law Wheel
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Title:
Background Paper. Protestants in China.
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
21 March 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; government corruption; human rights activists; legislation; minorities; penal system; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Backgrounder. Religion in China.
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
10 June 2015
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics
Title:
Repression in China and Its Consequences in Xinjiang
Source:
Hudson Institute. Center for Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
28 July 2014
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; indigenous groups; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Treatment of Guanyin Famen practitioners (Kuan Yin Famen, Guanyin Method, Quanyin Famen, Way of the Goddess of Mercy, Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association) (2014-August 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 August 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legal system; legislation; religion
Title:
Church Order of Protestant Churches in China
Source:
Chinese Protestant Church
Date of Document:
15 May 2008
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
Religious texts used by the Church of the Almighty God (Eastern Lightning)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Title:
The core beliefs of the Local Church of the Saints in Toronto; whether someone can be a member and practice simultaneously at another Protestant Church; whether the Local Church of the Saints in Canada registers its members and keeps track of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 July 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Title:
The Two Hand Positions for Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts
Date of Document:
12 June 2001
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Whether the readings at Roman Catholic mass are prescribed and consistent across all churches, including Chinese Catholic churches in Toronto; information on the Roman Catholic Initiation for Adults (RCIA), including its application...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 March 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
Basic Texts for the Roman Catholic Eucharist: The Order of Mass
Source:
International Committee on English in the Liturgy
Date of Document:
9 October 2014
Accessed Date:
29 October 2014
Title:
Beijing and the Vatican: Catholics in China and the Politics of Religious Freedom
Date of Document:
14 October 2014
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legislation; political activities; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Doctrinal and denominational differences between registered and unregistered Protestant churches; whether members who practice in registered Protestant churches must pledge loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 October 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
political activities; religion
Title:
Righteous Thoughts
Date of Document:
13 October 2002
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
The Church of Almighty God, also known as 'Eastern Lightning,' including its history, beliefs, and where it is present; treatment of members by government authorities
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 March 2013
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
gender equality; gender-based violence; social services
Title:
Treatment of family members of Falun Gong practitioners by authorities; situation of persons who assist Falun Gong practitioners; the treatment of such persons if they deny knowledge of having assisted Falun Gong practitioners, agree to cease...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.27 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; religion; statistics
Title:
Treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by state authorities; whether state authorities treat Falun Gong leaders differently than other Falun Gong practitioners (2013-September 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.28 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; freedom of expression; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
The Church of Almighty God (Quannengshen), also known as 'Eastern Lightning,' including its leaders, location and activities attributed to it; treatment of members by authorities (March 2013-September 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 October 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Canada/China: The Falun Dafa Association of Canada (FDAC); requirements for membership in the FDAC; whether there are genuine Falun Dafa practitioners who are not members of the FDAC; the process undertaken by the FDAC when someone requests a letter vouching for them as a genuine Falun Gong practitioner (2014-Present).
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Monitoring of Chinese citizens outside of China, including those who practice Falun Gong (Falun Dafa); consequences upon return to China (2012-Present).
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 October 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Falun Dafa (Falun Gong, Falungong); history, details of practice, organizational structures; treatment of practitioners; laws and practice regarding other non-recognized practices and religions
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.32 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 1999
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
Chapter IV: The Falun Gong Practice System. Falun Gong (English Version). Sixth Translation Edition.
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Title:
The Fifth Talk. Zhuan Falun: Turning the Law Wheel. [English Translation: February 2003]
Source:
Zhuan Falun: Turning the Law Wheel
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Chapter V: Questions and Answers. Falun Gong (English Version). Sixth Translation Edition.
Source:
Falun Gong (English Version)
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The 'Green Book' issued to Tibetans; how it is obtained and maintained, and whether holders enjoy rights equivalent to Indian citizenship (April 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 April 2006
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; minorities; nationality; political activities; political opposition
Title:
Citizenship recognition, including voting rights, for children of Tibetan refugees born in India in the context of the December 2010 and December 2014 Delhi High Court rulings; August 2013 Karnataka High Court ruling; and children born to one...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; nationality
Title:
Residency rights of Tibetan refugees, including the requirements and procedures for Tibetan refugees to obtain a Registration Certificate; rights to employment, education, health care, and other social services; consequences for Tibetans without...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
children; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; labour; legal system; political activities; rejected asylum seekers; social services
Title:
Tibet's Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India
Source:
Tibet Justice Center
Date of Document:
September 2011
Accessed Date:
20 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; rejected asylum seekers; religion
Title:
India, Nepal, and China: Return of Tibetans from India and Nepal to China, including treatment of Tibetan returnees by Chinese authorities; return of Tibetans from China to Nepal and India (2013-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; police efficacy; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
China. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Tibet's Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India – 2014 Update
Source:
Tibet Justice Center
Date of Document:
20 June 2015
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; legislation; minorities; nationality; rejected asylum seekers; religion
Title:
Relentless: Detention and Prosecution of Tibetans under China's “Stability Maintenance” Campaign
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 May 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
China: Alarming New Surveillance, Security in Tibet. Restrictions Tightened on Tibetans Despite Lack of Threat
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 March 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; internal displacement; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
“They Say We Should Be Grateful”: Mass Rehousing and Relocation Programs in Tibetan Areas of China
Source:
Human Right Watch
Date of Document:
June 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; government corruption; internal displacement; labour; legislation; map; nationality; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
China: No End to Tibet Surveillance Program
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 January 2016
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; police/security forces; political activities; religion; state surveillance
Title:
China: Situation of Uyghurs. COI Compilation.
Source:
Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
27 October 2016
Title:
Language of instruction for ethnic Koreans in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning; list of Korean schools in Muling, Heilongjiang since 1960
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2013
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Citizenship recognition for Indian-born children of Tibetan refugees in the context of the 22 December 2010 Delhi High Court Ruling; whether it has become procedural or if it requires legal action (2011-August 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2013
Accessed Date:
29 October 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities
Title:
Under China's Shadow: Mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
March 2014
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Methods used by the Canadian consulates in China to deliver visas to applicants, including in-person, mail, or courier
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2013
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Documents required by Chinese nationals from Mainland China to enter and exit Hong Kong and Macao, including how the documents are processed by border officials (2012-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 January 2015
Accessed Date:
24 August 2015
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Exit controls and security measures at airports for Chinese citizens travelling overseas, including procedures at check points and the use of computerized identity verification; sharing of information with officials at airports (2011-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 14.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; Internet; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
The People's Republic of China (PRC) Travel Document/Permit; what documents a PRC citizen needs to provide in order to obtain the PRC Travel Document/Permit
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 October 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; legislation; nationality
Title:
Requirements for entry to Hong Kong for Chinese citizens from Mainland China
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 November 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; legislation; minorities; religion
Title:
Whether a Chinese national who is married to a permanent resident of Hong Kong would be able to acquire permanent residency status in Hong Kong
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 February 2008
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; legislation; marriage; nationality
Title:
Temporary and permanent migration between provinces, including documentation needed and reporting requirements; whether citizens relocate without fulfilling official requirements and the effect on access to housing, employment, and health care...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 August 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; identity documents; social services; state surveillance
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain exit certificates; including issuing authority, processing time, and grounds for refusal as per the 2012 Exit and Entry Administration Law (2014-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 February 2015
Accessed Date:
20 October 2015
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; transport infrastructure
Title:
Issuance procedures for visitor visas at the United States Embassy in Beijing, including whether a security check and fingerprints are part of the requirements; whether the visa can be obtained through a third party; whether the Embassy requires ever...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 June 2013
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Ability of ethnic Tibetans who are Chinese citizens to obtain passports from inside of China and from embassies abroad (August 2013-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 March 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; legislation; nationality; religion
Title:
Whether citizens require an exit certificate to be issued by the Public Security Bureau in order to leave the country, including legislation (2013-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 February 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; nationality
Title:
The Peace Arch park on the border between Washington state and British Columbia, including patrol procedures by the border agencies of both countries; whether it is possible to cross the border in the park without detection
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
country overview
Title:
Whether flights between Mainland China and Hong Kong or Macau are considered by authorities to be international flights (2014-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 August 2016
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
One Passport, Two Systems: China's Restrictions on Foreign Travel by Tibetans and Others
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 July 2015
Accessed Date:
14 October 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; map; minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Passenger information gathered by airlines for international flights to and from China (2014-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 March 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; transport infrastructure
Title:
'A policy alienating Tibetans': The denial of passports to Tibetans as China intensifies control
Source:
International Campaign for Tibet
Date of Document:
13 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
No. 57. The Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2016
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; state surveillance
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
China. The 2016 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
The Public Security Bureau (PSB) Golden Shield Project, including implementation and effectiveness; Policenet, including areas of operation; level and effectiveness of information sharing by the authorities (2010-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 10.4 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; state surveillance
Title:
Exit controls and security measures at airports for Chinese citizens travelling overseas, including procedures at check points and the use of computerized identity verification; sharing of information with officials at airports (2011-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 14.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; Internet; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
Information on electronic/biometric passports, including security features, Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology and wireless tracking capacity; exit procedures at international airports, including e-passport verification, security checkpoints, and the use of facial recognition technology (2013-2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.24 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; transport infrastructure
Title:
Fraudulent documents, including the manufacturing, procurement, distribution and use of passports, hukou, and resident identity cards (RICs), particularly in Guangdong and Fujian; instances of officials issuing fraudulent RICs to citizens and...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.22 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; Internet; organized crime
Title:
Regulations on summonses; information on the contents of summonses, including whether these indicate where a person must present his or herself, including street address (2014-October 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 9.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legal system; legislation
Title:
Treatment of family members of Falun Gong practitioners by authorities; situation of persons who assist Falun Gong practitioners; the treatment of such persons if they deny knowledge of having assisted Falun Gong practitioners, agree to cease...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.27 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; religion; statistics
Title:
Treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by state authorities; whether state authorities treat Falun Gong leaders differently than other Falun Gong practitioners (2013-September 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.28 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; freedom of expression; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Falun Dafa (Falun Gong, Falungong); history, details of practice, organizational structures; treatment of practitioners; laws and practice regarding other non-recognized practices and religions
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.32 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 1999
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
The Public Security Bureau (PSB) Golden Shield Project, including implementation and effectiveness; Policenet, including areas of operation; level and effectiveness of information sharing by the authorities (2010-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 10.4 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2014
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455174&pls=1
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; state surveillance
Title:
Exit controls and security measures at airports for Chinese citizens travelling overseas, including procedures at check points and the use of computerized identity verification; sharing of information with officials at airports (2011-February 2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 14.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2014
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455173&pls=1
Accessed Date:
21 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; Internet; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
Information on electronic/biometric passports, including security features, Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology and wireless tracking capacity; exit procedures at international airports, including e-passport verification, security checkpoints, and the use of facial recognition technology (2013-2014)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.24 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2015
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456118&pls=1
Accessed Date:
21 October 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; transport infrastructure
Title:
Fraudulent documents, including the manufacturing, procurement, distribution and use of passports, hukou, and resident identity cards (RICs), particularly in Guangdong and Fujian; instances of officials issuing fraudulent RICs to citizens and...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 3.22 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 October 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454843&pls=1
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; Internet; organized crime
Title:
Regulations on summonses; information on the contents of summonses, including whether these indicate where a person must present his or herself, including street address (2014-October 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 9.3 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2015
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456169&pls=1
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legal system; legislation
Title:
Treatment of family members of Falun Gong practitioners by authorities; situation of persons who assist Falun Gong practitioners; the treatment of such persons if they deny knowledge of having assisted Falun Gong practitioners, agree to cease...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.27 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454844&pls=1
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; religion; statistics
Title:
Treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by state authorities; whether state authorities treat Falun Gong leaders differently than other Falun Gong practitioners (2013-September 2015)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.28 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456162&pls=1
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; freedom of expression; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Falun Dafa (Falun Gong, Falungong); history, details of practice, organizational structures; treatment of practitioners; laws and practice regarding other non-recognized practices and religions
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB6-11632 and published as 12.32 in the China National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 1999
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=416671
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
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