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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
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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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.
On
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.
Revoked
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.
Revoked
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 January 2012
SOUTH SUDAN
List of Documents
1 |
General Information and Maps |
1.1 |
United Nations. October 2011. Cartographic Section. "South Sudan." |
1.2 |
United States. 10 November 2011. Central Intelligence Agency. "South Sudan." The World Factbook. |
2 |
Human Rights |
2.1 |
Human Rights Watch. 26 May 2011. "Sudan: Stop Abyei Abuses, Hold Forces Accountable." |
2.2 |
United Nations. 17 May 2011. Security Council. Special Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. (S/2011/314) |
2.3 |
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. 30 June 2011. South Sudan: A Human Rights Agenda. (AFR 65/001/2011) |
3 |
Identification Documents and Citizenship |
3.1 |
South Sudan. 2011. "Chapter II – Citizenship and Nationality." The Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011, pp. 14-15. |
3.2 |
United States. 20 July 2011. Library of Congress. Constance Johnson. "Sudan: Citizenship Changed for Residents from the South." |
3.3 |
South Sudan. 2003. Laws of the New Sudan: Nationality Act, 2003. |
3.4 |
South Sudan. 2011. The Laws of Southern Sudan: Passports and Immigration Act, 2011. |
4 |
Political Activities and Organizations |
4.1 |
United Nations. 3 October 2011. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "Sudan-South Sudan: What the Analysts Are Saying Post-Secession." |
4.2 |
United Nations. 5 September 2011. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "Sudan: 20,000 Flee Blue Nile Clashes." |
4.3 |
International Crisis Group. 17 October 2011. South Sudan: Compounding Instability in Unity State. Africa Report No. 179. |
4.4 |
United Nations. 8 July 2011. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "Sudan: Beyond the Euphoria of Southern Independence." |
4.5 |
Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment Project. 18 January 2012. "Darfur Armed Opposition Groups and Coalitions." |
4.6 |
United States. 16 September 2011. Ted Dagne. Congressional Research Service. The Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa's Newest Country. |
4.7 |
Amnesty International. 20 December 2011. Sudan-South Sudan: Destruction and Desolation in Abyei. (AFR 54/041/2011) |
5 |
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children |
5.1 |
Norway. 10 December 2008. Landinfo, Country of Origin Information Centre. "Sudan." Report - Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan and Somalia, pp. 1, 5-12, 16-17. |
5.2 |
allAfrica.com. 8 March 2011. "Sudan: South's Human Rights Commission Condemns Forced Marriages." |
6 |
Sexual Orientation |
6.1 |
Inter Press Service. 31 August 2011. Matthew Cardinale. "Executed for Being Gay." |
7 |
Criminality and Corruption - (No items in this section) |
8 |
Military Service Issues |
8.1 |
United Nations. 9 September 2010. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "Sudan: Southern Child Soldiers 'Need More Opportunities.'" |
9 |
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems |
9.1 |
United States Institute of Peace and Rift Valley Institute. 2010. Cherry Leonardi et al. Local Justice in Southern Sudan. |
10 |
Police and Security Forces |
10.1 |
North-South Institute. June 2009. Albert Sebit Lokuji et al. Police Reform in Southern Sudan. |
11 |
Media Freedoms |
11.1 |
Committee to Protect Journalists. 8 September 2011. Tom Rhodes. "Mission Journal: South Sudan's Struggle for a Free Press." |
12 |
Religion - (No items in this section) |
13 |
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race |
13.1 |
Human Rights Watch. June 2009. "No One to Intervene: Gaps in Civilian Protection in Southern Sudan." |
13.2 |
United Nations. 3 August 2009. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "Sudan: Call for Disarmament After Massacre." |
13.3 |
Minority Rights Group International. 8 February 2011. "Minorities Must Be Included in Nation-Building in Newly Independent South Sudan, Says MRG." |
13.4 |
Minority Rights Group International. 5 January 2012. "Urgent Measures Needed to Protect All Ethnic Groups After Recent South Sudan Attacks, MRG." |
13.5 |
The New York Times. 12 January 2012. Jeffrey Gettleman. "Born in Unity, South Sudan Is Torn Again." |
14 |
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement |
14.1 |
United Nations. 18 August 2011. Integrated Regional Information Networks. "South Sudan: Reintegrating Returnees in Upper Nile." |
15 |
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section) |
16 |
Other - (No items in this section) |
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