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On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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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.
On
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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
Jurisprudential Guide.
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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.
On
July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
Jurisprudential Guides.
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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.
Revoked
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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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30 October 2020
CHILE
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Date of Document:
March 2010
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chili. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
5 November 2012
Title:
Chile. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
21 May 2020
Title:
Chile. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report – Chile
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chile. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
20 March 2020
Title:
Chile. Human Rights in the Americas 2019 Annual Report.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 February 2020
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chile. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chile. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Chile
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/CHL/1
Source:
United Nations. United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
7 November 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Compilation on Chile
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/CHL/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 November 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Chile
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/CHL/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
6 November 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Chile
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
28 August 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Chile: Referendum Called and State of Emergency Ended: People Protesting Inequality
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
21 November 2019
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Report of the Mission to Chile 30 October – 22 November 2019
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
13 December 2019
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Chile. Addendum.
Code:
CAT/C/CHL/CO/6/add.1
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture
Date of Document:
11 September 2019
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter II: Nationality and Citizenship. Chile's Constitution of 1980 with Amendments through 2015.
Source:
Chile; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
12 April 2017
Title:
Rights and obligations of permanent residents; instances under which permanent residence is lost
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 January 2017
Accessed Date:
13 April 2017
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Chile
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Author:
Gabriel Echeverría
Accessed Date:
1 March 2017
Title:
IV. Chile. Born in the Americas. The Promise and Practice of Nationality Laws in Brazil, Chile and Colombia.
Source:
Open Society Foundations
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Gabriel Echeverría
Accessed Date:
20 April 2017
Title:
Chile. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Information on child custody documentation through which the father grants complete custody of the child to the mother, including appearance and content (2016-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 November 2018
Accessed Date:
26 April 2019
Title:
Whether a permanent resident automatically loses their resident status if they are absent from the country for a period of over one year; recourse available to challenge the vacation of permanent resident status (2015-August 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 August 2018
Accessed Date:
15 April 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Chile. Election for President of 19 November 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
23 April 2018
Title:
Republic of Chile. Election for Senado (Chilean Senate) of 19 November 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
18 April 2018
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Family law in Chile: overview
Source:
Thomson Reuters. Practical Law.
Date of Document:
1 May 2019
Author:
Daniela Horvitz Lennon
Accessed Date:
10 April 2018
Title:
Chile. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Chile
Source:
United Nations. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 March 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Avortement au Chili: les femmes face à d'innombrables obstacles
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Chile: Law Permits Abortion on Three Grounds
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
25 May 2018
Author:
Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Chile: Justice for sexual abuse of children
Source:
Child Rights International Network
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chile. Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
LGBTI persons in Chile deprived of liberty, with restrictions on their liberty, and other human rights situations related to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
16 March 2017
Accessed Date:
1 March 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Chile: Tier 1. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
12 September 2019
Title:
Chile. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
10 March 2020
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems - (No items in this section)
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
State of Privacy Chile
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Chile: Police Reforms Needed in the Wake of Protests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 November 2019
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
State Communications Surveillance and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Chile
Source:
Necessary and Proportionate
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Valentina Hernández et al.
Accessed Date:
10 April 2018
Title:
The Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Chile. Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2018.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
17 March 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Chile. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
12 September 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Chile. The Indigenous World 2019.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2019
Author:
Observatorio Ciudadano de Chile
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
Title:
Chile. Mapuche. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Supplementary Report on the application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Source:
National Institute of Human Rights of Chile
Accessed Date:
7 May 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
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 29 May 2020:
Title:
Rights and obligations of permanent residents; instances under which permanent residence is lost
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 January 2017
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456878
Accessed Date:
13 April 2017
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