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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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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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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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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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31 March 2020
PHILIPPINES
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Philippines. General Logistics Planning Map.
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
8 December 2014
Accessed Date:
17 February 2017
Title:
Philippines. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
17 February 2017
Title:
Philippines. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
17 April 2019
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Philippines. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
17 March 2020
Title:
Philippines. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
Title:
Philippines. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Philippines. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
20 April 2018
Title:
Compilation on the Philippines
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/PHL/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Philippines: Political and Human Rights Activists Killed
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 December 2017
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
Title:
'The Battle of Marawi': Death and Destruction in the Philippines
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 November 2017
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Article IV: Citizenship. Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Philippines. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003. Republic Act No. 9225.
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage; nationality
Title:
The biometric passport, including its appearance and stored biometric data; requirements and procedures to obtain a biometric passport within the Philippines; whether it can be replaced and renewed from abroad, including requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2013
Accessed Date:
25 April 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003. R.A. 9225/ Dual Citizenship.
Source:
Philippines. Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, California.
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures for an Indian spouse of a Philippine national to obtain a temporary resident visa; rights of temporary resident visa holders, including travel abroad; requirements and procedures for re-acquiring temporary resident...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; labour; legislation; marriage; social services
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Philippines
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
January 2017
Author:
Filomeno V. Aguilar
Accessed Date:
17 February 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
War and Identity: Peace is within our power
Source:
International Alert
Date of Document:
1 October 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Philippines.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Republic of the Philippines. Referendum of January 21, 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Elections Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Whether members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and the New People's Army (NPA) specifically target members of the military and the police; state protection offered to victims (2011-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 August 2014
Accessed Date:
21 April 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; legislation; police/security forces
Source:
Mapping Militant Organizations
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Communist Party of the Philippines–New People's Army
Source:
Mapping Militants Project. Stanford University.
Date of Document:
24 August 2015
Accessed Date:
10 April 2017
Title:
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Source:
Mapping Militants Organizations. Stanford University.
Date of Document:
27 August 2015
Accessed Date:
27 April 2017
Title:
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Source:
Mapping Militants Organizations. Stanford University.
Date of Document:
24 August 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Moro National Liberation Front
Source:
Mapping Militants Organizations. Stanford University.
Date of Document:
14 August 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Conflict analysis of Muslim Mindanao
Source:
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre. Applied Knowledge Services.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Author:
Anna Louise Strachan
Accessed Date:
10 April 2017
Title:
Republic of the Philippines. Election for President of May 9, 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Elections Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Domestic violence, recourse available to victims, including state protection, legislation and support services available to victims (2013-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; social services
Title:
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004. Republic Act No. 9262.
Accessed Date:
27 April 2017
Title:
Women and Men in the Philippines. 2016 Statistical Handbook.
Source:
Philippines. Philippine Statistics Authority.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Philippines: Domestic Violence at Home Affects Work and Workplaces! Key Findings of National Survey on the Impact of Domestic Violence on Workers and in Workplaces in the Philippines
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific et al.
Date of Document:
1 October 2015
Accessed Date:
15 April 2016
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour
Title:
Philippines. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of the Philippines
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
25 July 2016
Accessed Date:
30 March 2017
Title:
Philippines. Youth vulnerability to violent extremist groups in the Indo-Pacific.
Source:
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Treatment of unwed and single mothers and their children, including treatment of unwed and single mothers when their children are outside the country (2015-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
Accessed Date:
13 April 2017
Title:
A Gender Snapshot of the Marawi Conflict
Source:
Oxfam in the Philippines
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Being LGBT in Asia: The Philippines Country Report
Source:
United Nations Development Programme; United States Agency for International Development
Accessed Date:
2 March 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
To Serve and Protect Without Exception: Addressing Police Abuse Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) People in the Philippines
Source:
OutRight Action International
Date of Document:
21 June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 April 2017
Title:
'Just Let Us Be': Discrimination Against LGBT Students in the Philippines
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 June 2017
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Philippines. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council
Date of Document:
25 February 2019
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Philippines: Tier 1. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
The Philippines: Extremism & Counter-Extremism
Source:
Counter Extremism Project
Date of Document:
25 February 2019
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Philippines. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Crime and Delinquency. The Philippines in Figures 2018.
Source:
Republic of the Philippines. Philippines Statistics Authority.
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Duterte's War: Drug-Related Violence in the Philippines
Source:
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
10 September 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Specialised anti-corruption courts: Philippines
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Matthew Stephenson
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Philippines
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
2 June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 April 2017
Title:
“If You Are Poor, You Are Killed”: Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines' “War on Drugs”
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
31 January 2017
Accessed Date:
3 April 2017
Title:
Philippines: Information on adultery laws, including enforcement (2014-June 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 June 2017
Accessed Date:
13 April 2018
Title:
Advancing a Culture of Torture Prevention in Southeast Asia
Source:
Association for the Prevention of Torture
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
“License to Kill”: Philippine Police Killings in Duterte's “War on Drugs”
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
1 March 2017
Accessed Date:
27 April 2017
Title:
Philippines. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
6 April 2018
Title:
Philippines. Freedom on the Net 2018.
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
4 January 2019
Title:
Philippines. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Documentation required and procedures to be followed by a parent wishing to travel abroad with a minor child in the absence, or without the consent of, the other parent
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 March 2010
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; children; freedom of movement; identity documents
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
Title:
Profiling Internally Displaced Persons of the Marawi Conflict
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2019
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 April 2019:
Title:
Philippines. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/philippines/
Accessed Date:
18 March 2019
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