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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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31 October 2013
CHINA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Central Intelligence Agency. China.
Retrieved From:
University of Texas
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
China. XPeditions Atlas.
Source:
National Geographic
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Source:
SuperTravelNet.com
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
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:
25 August 2013
Accessed Date:
29 October 2013
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: China
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
29 August 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; country overview; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; gender equality; international guidance note; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers; religion; torture
Title:
China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 April 2013
Accessed Date:
19 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; 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; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants
Title:
China. Amnesty International Report 2013: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; minorities; penal system; political activities; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: China.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
12 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; 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; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; medical records; 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; warrants; witness protection
Title:
China. World Report 2013: Events of 2012.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Human Rights Action Plan of China
Source:
China. Information Office of the State Council.
Date of Document:
11 June 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
New China Plan a Step Backwards 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 2013.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; torture; trafficking in persons
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:
Information contained in birth and notarial certificates; reasons why a person would obtain a notarial certificate rather than a notarized copy of the original birth record
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 July 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; document fraud; identity documents
Title:
Information about how patient records are maintained in China, particularly in the province of Liaoning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 July 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; medical records; social services
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
Source:
China. China Cultural Industries.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
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:
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:
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
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 November 2006
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
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:
Whether collective hukous contain a box or area which indicates when the person named on the collective hukou had his or her Resident Identity Card issued; whether all sections of the hukou (e.g., occupation, place of employment) must be completed
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2007
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; labour
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:
The replacement of first-generation Resident Identity Cards (RICs) with second-generation RICs; authorities responsible for RIC replacement; geographic areas that have been covered during the replacement campaign, specifically in Guangdong and Fujian...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
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:
Whether state authorities use second-generation Resident Identity Cards (RICs) to track citizens
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 July 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; state surveillance
Title:
The second-generation Resident Identity Card; security features; and how the card can be tested for authenticity
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 July 2007
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents
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...
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:
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, Ottawa
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
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
A Guide to China's Upcoming Leadership Transitions
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
16 October 2012
Author:
Susan V. Lawrence
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
political activities; political organizations
Title:
Understanding China's Political System
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
10 May 2012
Author:
Susan V. Lawrence; Michael F. Martin
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; map; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Regulations on Family Planning of Liaoning Province; including exceptions to the one-child policy; reference made to birth control and termination of pregnancy; consequences or penalties for having more than one child under the regulations...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 January 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
children; family law; freedom of movement
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 [amended 2001]
Retrieved From:
Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
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
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 October 2012
Accessed Date:
20 February 2013
Keywords:
children; family law; identity documents; social services
Title:
Family planning laws, enforcement and exceptions in the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian; reports of forced abortions or sterilization of men and women; consequences to officials who force women to have an abortion; whether family planning...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 October 2012
Accessed Date:
20 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; ethnic and national groups; family law; government corruption; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; state surveillance
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:
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:
Specific Findings and Recommendations - Population Planning; Population Planning. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
10 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; family law; gender equality; identity documents
Title:
Population and Family Planning Regulation of Fujian Province
Retrieved From:
European Country of Origin Information Network
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
document fraud; ethnic and national groups; family law; identity documents; legislation; minorities
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
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:
Organized crime or black society activity, particularly in Guangdong and Fujian, including links with government officials, repercussions associated with failing to meet demands of criminal gangs, and government efforts at tackling organized crime...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2006
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; crime; drug trafficking; government corruption; organized crime; sexual violence
Title:
China (Tier 3*). Trafficking in Persons Report 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 June 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
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
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
China: Don't Legalize Incommunicado Detentions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 March 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; human rights activists; legal system; penal system; political prisoners; torture
Title:
China Passes New Secret Detention Law
Date of Document:
14 March 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; legal system; penal system
Title:
Implementation of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China in regard to arrest warrants and summonses, particularly in Guangdong, Fujian and Liaoning
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; warrants
Title:
Procedures for land expropriation; whether individuals from Guangdong, Fujian and Liaoning are issued documentation when their land is expropriated; recourse available to and treatment of citizens who oppose land expropriation (2007-2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 July 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; warrants
Title:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2012 Amendment)
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; warrants
Title:
China's 2013 Criminal Procedure Law: In Line with International Standards?
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 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:
2011 regulations regarding urban housing expropriation and compensation; state response to citizens who resist expropriation of rural land and urban property
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
human rights activists; humanitarian situation; legislation; political opposition
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...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa
Date of Document:
30 November 2012
Accessed Date:
24 April 2013
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
Photocopy of Penalty Decision (Xinjiang Province); Photocopy of Criminal Detention Notice (Henan Province); Photocopy of Arrest Notice (Henan Province). Chinese Law & Religion Monitor (01/01/2012—06/30/2012).
Source:
China Aid Association
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Samples of summoneses and subpoenas
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
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 the Public Security Bureau (PSB) seizes Resident Identity Cards or passports from homes of people they are planning to arrest; circumstances under which the identity documents would be seized; whether a receipt would be issued (2005-2007)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 June 2007
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
human rights activists; identity documents; legal system; legislation; religion
Title:
Whether the Public Security Bureau (PSB) has set up a national computer network for information sharing; nature and extent of communication between PSB offices across the country; whether a link to a police computer network is available...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 July 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
Internet; state surveillance
Title:
China. Enemies of the Internet Report 2013.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 March 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; minorities; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
China. Freedom on the Net 2012.
Date of Document:
24 September 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
China. Freedom of the Press 2013.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau). International Religious Freedom Report for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 May 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; government corruption; human rights activists; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
People's Republic of China. Annual Report 2013.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
children; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; religion; social services; statistics; torture
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) (2005-2007)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 June 2007
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; police/security forces complaints; religion; 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) database
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 May 2007
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
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:
2012 Annual Report. Chinese Government Persecution of Christians and Churches in Mainland China: January-December 2012.
Source:
China Aid Association
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; torture
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:
China: 1. In addition to the reports referred to in CHN38095, are there any reports about the targeting or mistreatment of Catholics in Heilongjiang Province? 2. Are there any reports that as a result of the Arab uprising there has been a crackdown...
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
6 February 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
government corruption; Internet; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics
Title:
Whether the translated text of the Bible used in Patriotic churches differs in content from the English version (July 2002-November 2003)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 November 2003
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Title:
Treatment of children of members of underground Christian churches; whether children of members of underground Christian churches are subject to sanctions, including reduced access to education and to health care
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2008
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
children; religion; social services
Title:
Church Order of Protestant Churches in China
Source:
Chinese Protestant Church
Date of Document:
15 May 2008
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Freedom of Religion; Freedom of Religion. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; government corruption; institutional efficacy; Internet; labour; legislation; minorities; penal system; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; torture
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:
Prosecuting individuals for “heretic” religious beliefs. China: Despite Legal Reforms Human Rights Violations Widespread. Amnesty International Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review, October-November 2013
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 March 2013
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; government corruption; judicial corruption; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; social services; statistics; torture
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:
11 November 2011
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Title:
Legal recourse available to unregistered (house) church members; reports of cases undertaken to protect the right to practice at an unregistered (house) church
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; religion; state surveillance
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:
China – CHN37814 – Fujian Province – Christians – Christian Assembly Church
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
30 November 2010
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; political activities; religion
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...
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 (2006-2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 June 2011
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; freedom of expression; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Treatment of children of Falun Gong practitioners; whether children of Falun Gong practitioners are subject to sanctions, including reduced access to education and to health care
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2008
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
children; labour; sexual violence; social services; torture
Title:
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...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2011
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
Monitoring of Chinese citizens who practice Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) outside of China; consequences upon return to China (2008-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 October 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of the press; human rights activists; identity documents; religion; state surveillance
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
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). Fifth Translation Edition.
Source:
Falun Gong (English Version)
Date of Document:
July 2006
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Title:
The Fifth Talk. Zhuan Falun: Turning the Law Wheel. [English Translation: February 2003]
Source:
Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Chapter V: Questions and Answers. Falun Gong (English Version). Fifth Translation Edition.
Source:
Falun Gong (English Version)
Date of Document:
July 2006
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
Glossaire. Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi. [Traduction française : juin 2008]
Source:
Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
The Two Hand Positions for Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts Source
Date of Document:
12 June 2001
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
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:
Whether a Tibetan whose birth in India between 1950 and 1987 was not registered with the authorities would be recognized as a citizen; whether the Indian government accepts birth certificates issued by the Tibetan government-in-exile; whether...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 February 2006
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; minorities; nationality
Title:
Residency rights of Tibetans residing in India; requirements for Tibetans to obtain and retain permanent residence in India
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 July 2009
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; labour; legislation; minorities; nationality; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Executive Summary. Tibet's Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India.
Source:
Tibet Justice Center
Date of Document:
September 2011
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
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:
The 22 December 2010 Delhi High Court ruling that Namgyal Dolkar, a Tibetan woman born in India, is entitled to claim Indian citizenship by birth, as per the Citizenship Act
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 April 2011
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; minorities; nationality
Title:
China. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2012: Events of 2011.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
28 June 2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; Internet; minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Ethnic Minority Rights; Ethnic Minority Rights. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; government corruption; Internet; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Human Rights Violations and Self-Immolation: Testimonies by Tibetans in Exile
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
May 2012
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; map; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political prisoners; religion; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture
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
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Visa issuance procedures at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, including whether a third party can secure a visa for an applicant and whether the Embassy conducts security checks on applicants before issuing a visa
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2010
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Documents required and security measures in place for international departures by air from Hong Kong
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 June 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; legislation
Title:
Exit controls and security measures at airports in China for mainland citizens traveling overseas and to Hong Kong
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 July 2008
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; legislation
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:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Freedom of Residence and Movement; Freedom of Residence and Movement. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; human rights activists; internal displacement; labour; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political opposition; social services; state surveillance
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 3 May 2013:
Title:
China. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 February 2013
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
Accessed Date:
4 March 2013
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
China. Amnesty International Report 2012: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 January 2012
URL:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/china/report-2012
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; internal displacement; Internet; minorities; penal system; political opposition; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; torture
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: China.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
24 August 2011
URL:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/coi/china/previous/report-0811.pdf?view=Binary
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; human rights activists; identity documents; indigenous groups; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; military service; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
China. World Report 2012: Events of 2011.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2012
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-china
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; minorities; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Population Planning; Population Planning. Annual Report 2011. [For additional information about this report, see subsections 12.18 and 14.8]
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
10 October 2011
Page Numbers:
1-9, 22-24, 110-116
URL:
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt11/AR2011final.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; family law; gender equality; identity documents
Title:
China (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2012
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2012/192366.htm
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; identity documents; labour; penal system; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
China. Enemies of the Internet Report 2012.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 March 2012
URL:
http://en.rsf.org/china-china-12-03-2012,42077.html
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; minorities; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau). International Religious Freedom Report for 2011.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 July 2012
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2011/eap/192619.htm
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; minorities; religion
Title:
People's Republic of China. U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
March 2012
Page Numbers:
1-30, 136-157
URL:
http://www.uscirf.gov/images/Annual%20Report%20of%20USCIRF%202012(2).pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; human rights activists; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
2011 Annual Report. Chinese Government Persecution of Christians and Churches in Mainland China: January-December 2011.
Source:
China Aid Association
Date of Document:
February 2012
URL:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_YUgSyiG6aIZTlmNjNmMmItYzZkNy00OTUyLWIyZjgtNDA0MWM5NjdmZTk3/edit?pli=1
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; labour; police/security forces complaints; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Freedom of Religion; Freedom of Religion. Annual Report 2011. [For additional information about this report, see subsections 5.9 and 14.8]
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
10 October 2011
Page Numbers:
1-9, 17-20, 94-106
URL:
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt11/AR2011final.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Freedom of Residence and Movement; Freedom of Residence and Movement. Annual Report 2011. [For additional information about this report, see subsections 5.9 and 12.18]
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Date of Document:
10 October 2011
Page Numbers:
1-9, 24-25, 117-120
URL:
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt11/AR2011final.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; political prisoners; social services; state surveillance
Title:
Tourist Map of Fujian
URL:
http://www.chinats.com/fujian/map-fujian.htm
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Title:
Civil unrest involving farmers, workers, homeowners and tenants, particularly in rural areas of Guangdong; conditions causing the unrest; government response; reports of arrests, beatings and detention (2004-2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 April 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=450152
Accessed Date:
7 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; internal displacement; police/security forces
Title:
Promises Unfulfilled. An Assessment of China's National Human Rights Action Plan.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2011
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; minorities; penal system; social services; state surveillance; torture
Title:
China. Steadfast in Protest: Annual Report 2011.
Source:
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Date of Document:
September 2011
URL:
http://www.omct.org/files/2011/10/21443/obs_2011_uk_asie.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; police/security forces; political opposition; political prisoners
Title:
Documents required to obtain or renew a passport within China and abroad, including whether all embassies require proof of status when applications are submitted abroad; whether Chinese embassies issue passports to individuals with no status abroad...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 April 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453400
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Validity periods of passports issued within China and abroad, particularly in 2001; whether validity periods are consistent on all passports issued within China and through embassies
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 April 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453399
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
China: Reforms of the Household Registration System (Hukou) (1998-2004). Issue Paper.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
February 2005
URL:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca:8080/Publications/pubip_di.aspx?id=199
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Whether an individual who has been sent to prison would have his or her hukou automatically cancelled; procedures to incarcerate and release a convict, including forfeiture of documentation, return of documentation and any demarcations...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2008
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=451906
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; police corruption
Title:
The procedure to be followed when obtaining a replacement resident identity card in Tianjin (2003-2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449809
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449415
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=416246
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Reports of corrupt officials issuing fraudulent Resident Identity Cards to unsuspecting rural residents and selling the authentic ones to 'snakeheads' on the black market (2004-2007)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2007
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=451315
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; government corruption; identity documents; trafficking in persons
Title:
The manufacture, procurement, distribution and use of fraudulent documents, including passports, hukou, resident identity cards and summonses in Guangdong and Fujian in particular (2005-May 2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 June 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452430
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
corruption; document fraud; identity documents; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Tiananmen Legacy: Ongoing Persecution and Censorship
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
1 January 2009
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/The%20Tiananmen%20Legacy_3.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; labour; political opposition; political prisoners
Title:
Treatment of pregnant, unmarried women by state authorities, particularly in Guangdong and Fujian; whether unmarried women are obliged to undergo pregnancy tests by family planning officials (2005-April 2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 June 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452415
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; identity documents
Title:
Whether men are under threat of sterilization due to family planning policies
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 June 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452397
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
family law; gender equality
Title:
Population and Family Planning Regulations of the Province of Guangdong [Translation by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services]
Date of Document:
25 July 2002
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
family law; legislation
Title:
The situation and treatment of homosexuals (2003-2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 September 2005
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=449593
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
Internet; police/security forces; sexual minorities
Title:
The Legal Status and Position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in the People's Republic of China
Source:
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
August 2009
URL:
http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/395-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
family law; freedom of expression; Internet; labour; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Criminal Procedure: A Worldwide Study. 2nd ed. Chapter 3: China.
Source:
Criminal Procedure: A Worldwide Study
Editor:
Craig
M. Bradley; James L. Calamaras
Publisher:
Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces complaints; political organizations
Title:
Crackdown in China
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 April 2011
Author:
Nicholas Bequelin
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/07/crackdown-china
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; Internet; legislation; political opposition
Title:
Jailed Human Rights Lawyer Allowed Visit by Brother
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
29 March 2012
URL:
http://en.rsf.org/chine-jailed-human-rights-lawyer-allowed-29-03-2012,39918.html
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; legal system; penal system
Title:
2010 Annual Report. Chinese Government Persecution of Christians and Churches in Mainland China: January-December 2010.
Source:
China Aid Association
Date of Document:
March 2011
URL:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9q8i6gw7oZmYmQyNTRhZGEtMzg3ZC00OTNmLWIzYWEtNGZlYzM4NmYyODY4&hl=en
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; human rights activists; police/security forces; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Annual Report of Persecution by the Government on Christian House Churches Within Mainland China: January 2009-December 2009
Source:
China Aid Association
Date of Document:
January 2010
URL:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9q8i6gw7oZmMTViYTU5M2MtNjY0MC00OWM4LWFlMGQtNmViZTZmNzI3YWIx/edit?hl=en
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; religion; torture
Title:
China: China's Catholics, the Holy See and Religious Freedom
Date of Document:
12 April 2007
URL:
http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=942
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; penal system; political activities; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Liangren House Church Speaks Out About Raid
Source:
China Aid Association
Date of Document:
18 December 2008
URL:
http://www.chinaaid.org/2008/12/liangren-house-church-speaks-out-about.html
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
children; legal system; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion
Title:
Treatment of family members of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese authorities; situation of persons who unwittingly or knowingly assist Falun Gong practitioners (e.g., by allowing use or rental of property, offices, office equipment, vehicles...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 July 2007
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=451386
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; legislation; police corruption; religion; state surveillance
Title:
Cinquième leçon. Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi. [Traduction française : juin 2008]
Source:
Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi
URL:
http://www.falundafa.org/book/fr/zfl.htm#_Toc202248260
Accessed Date:
8 February 2013
Title:
A How-To Guide for Fleeing China
Date of Document:
19 April 2007
URL:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID19Ad01.html
Accessed Date:
8 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; legislation
URL:
http://www.chinamaps.org/china/provincemaps/fujian-map.html
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
National Human Rights Action Plan of China
Source:
China. Information Office of the State Council.
Date of Document:
11 June 2012
URL:
http://english.gov.cn/2012-06/11/content_2158183.htm
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
New China Plan a Step Backwards for Universal Rights Protection
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 July 2012
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/02/new-china-plan-step-backward-universal-rights-protection
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 2013.
URL:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2013/china
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; torture; trafficking in persons
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454810&pls=1
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454540&pls=1
Accessed Date:
29 October 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454755&pls=1
Accessed Date:
29 October 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454811&pls=1
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
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...
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:
A Guide to China's Upcoming Leadership Transitions
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
16 October 2012
Author:
Susan V. Lawrence
URL:
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/201520.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
political activities; political organizations
Title:
China: Family Planning
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
8 September 2013
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/51f61ea04.html
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
children; family law; gender equality; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; social services
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454393&pls=1
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454826&pls=1
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; human rights activists; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
China: Official Corruption.
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
11 September 2013
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1226_1369737571_china-corruption.pdf
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's 2013 Criminal Procedure Law: In Line with International Standards?
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 July 2013
URL:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/021/2013/en
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:
Photocopy of Penalty Decision (Xinjiang Province); Photocopy of Criminal Detention Notice (Henan Province); Photocopy of Arrest Notice (Henan Province). Chinese Law & Religion Monitor (01/01/2012—06/30/2012).
Source:
China Aid Association
URL:
http://monitorchina.org/pdf/journals/ChinaAid-%20Chinese%20Law%20and%20Relgion%20Journal%20Jan-Jun-2012.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Samples of summoneses and subpoenas
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=454842&pls=1
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Title:
'Beat Him, Take Everything Away': Abuses by China's Chengguan Para-Police
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
May 2012
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/china0512ForUpload_1.pdf
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:
China. Freedom of the Press 2013.
URL:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2013/china
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Background Paper. Protestants in China.
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
21 March 2013
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/51f27dcd4.html
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; government corruption; human rights activists; legislation; minorities; penal system; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
China: 1. In addition to the reports referred to in CHN38095, are there any reports about the targeting or mistreatment of Catholics in Heilongjiang Province? 2. Are there any reports that as a result of the Arab uprising there has been a crackdown...
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
6 February 2012
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/50323f3d4fa.html
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
government corruption; Internet; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics
Title:
Prosecuting individuals for “heretic” religious beliefs. China: Despite Legal Reforms Human Rights Violations Widespread. Amnesty International Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review, October-November 2013
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 March 2013
URL:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/013/2013/en
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; government corruption; judicial corruption; labour; legal system; penal system; religion; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Righteous Thoughts
Date of Document:
13 October 2002
URL:
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/jw_87.htm
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
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...
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:
The Fifth Talk. Zhuan Falun: Turning the Law Wheel. [English Translation: February 2003]
Source:
Zhuan Falun : tourner la roue de la loi
URL:
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/pdf/zfl_new.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
The Two Hand Positions for Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts Source
Date of Document:
12 June 2001
URL:
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/jjyz2_31.htm
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Title:
Executive Summary; Specific Findings and Recommendations - Ethnic Minority Rights; Ethnic Minority Rights. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
URL:
http://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2012-annual-report#Ethnic Minority Rights
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
abduction; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; government corruption; Internet; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Human Rights Violations and Self-Immolation: Testimonies by Tibetans in Exile
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
May 2012
URL:
http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/tibet587a.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; map; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political prisoners; religion; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture
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
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/03/20/china-alarming-new-surveillance-security-tibet
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
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/06/27/they-say-we-should-be-grateful-0
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:
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454302&pls=1
Accessed Date:
17 October 2013
Keywords:
freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; legislation; minorities; religion
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