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31 July 2017
DJIBOUTI
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Code:
Map No. 4373 Rev. 1
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
September 2010
Accessed Date:
28 May 2013
Title:
Éthiopie - Djibouti. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
Djibouti. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
19 June 2017
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Djibouti. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
23 December 2015
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
country overview; freedom of the press; map; statistics
Title:
Djibouti: UNHCR Presence and population of concern locations
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
18 May 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Djibouti. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Djibouti. Addendum. Information received from Djibouti on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CCPR/C/DJI/CO/1/Add.1
Date of Document:
4 February 2015
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; election; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Djibouti. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Djibouti
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2013
Accessed Date:
26 May 2014
Keywords:
children; corruption; disappeared persons; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Djibouti
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
19 November 2013
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; election; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Treatment of political dissidents, journalists and defenders of freedom of the press by the authorities (2016-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 June 2017
Accessed Date:
17 July 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Loi n°79/AN/04/5ème L Portant Code de la Nationalité Djiboutienne
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; nationality
Title:
Djibouti Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a passport for an adult or a minor; whether the consent of both parents is required for a minor to obtain a passport
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 December 2011
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a passport, including circumstances under which consent is required by another adult; information on the significance of the field marked 'domicile'; appearance of regular passports and identity cards (2015-Apri...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 April 2017
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedure to follow to obtain a national identity card, including identity documents required, the authorities who issue them, the validity period and the circumstances in which they are used in Djibouti (2014-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Whether Djiboutian passports are issued to Somaliland government officials to facilitate their travel; whether such passports give the bearer citizenship rights or residence rights in Djibouti (2011-October 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Driver's licences, including the authorities that issue them, their validity period, and the requirements and procedure for obtaining one (2014-July 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 September 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Djibouti. Election for Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) of 22 February 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Republic of Djibouti. Election for Président (President) of 8 April 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 June 2016
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
The Union for National Salvation (Union pour le salut national, USN) coalition, including the parties in the union, its objectives and its activities; the treatment of USN members and supporters by the state (2011-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 February 2014
Accessed Date:
28 May 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; extralegal executions/killings; government corruption; human rights activists; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; penal system; police corruption; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Treatment of members of the Union for National Salvation (Union pour le salut national, USN) coalition; framework agreement signed in December 2014 between the government and the USN (March 2014-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 June 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; torture
Title:
Treatment of members of the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le renouveau démocratique et le développement, MRD) by authorities, particularly since the position taken by the party against the framework agreement...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 July 2015
Accessed Date:
20 June 2016
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Political deadlock and intensified repression, three months prior the presidential election
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Accessed Date:
24 June 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; religion; statistics
Title:
An example of a Union for Democracy and Justice (Union pour la démocratie et la justice, UDJ) membership card (January 2015-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 January 2016
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
Le harcèlement de l'opposition continue
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
7 April 2017
Accessed Date:
27 June 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Domestic violence, including prevalance and legislation; protection provided to victims by the state and civil society (2013-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 June 2017
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Treatment of women who are single, divorced or who live alone, including access to housing, employment and social services; support services provided by the government, including the possibility of financial assistance from the state (2014-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 June 2017
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Forced marriage, including the frequency; the consequences of refusing such a marriage, including for the parents of minors whom their grandparents want to marry by force; recourse available to parents; state protection available (2015-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 May 2017
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
Title:
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), including the legislation prohibiting the practice, state intervention and the prevalence among the general population, the Midgan [Gaboye] and other ethnic groups or clans (2013-May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 June 2016
Accessed Date:
28 June 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; gender equality; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; social services; statistics
Title:
How a woman may obtain a divorce without the consent of her husband; whether a divorced woman may remarry under Sharia law, including whether the Sharia marriage certificate must mention the divorce (2010-August 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 August 2015
Accessed Date:
8 June 2016
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; identity documents; legal system; marriage
Title:
Requirements and procedures for an adult female to travel inside and outside the country, including whether the female's marital status influences the process; whether females require the authorisation or support from a male member of her family t...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 April 2017
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
6.
Sexual Minorities - (No items in this section)
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Djibouti (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
29 June 2017
Title:
Djibouti. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 May 2017
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Ignorance is No Defence: Djibouti, Rendition & Torture
Source:
Justice Forum; Haki Africa; International Commission of Jurists-Kenya
Date of Document:
14 April 2015
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extremist/terrorist organizations; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; torture
Title:
Summonses issued by police authorities, including their content and appearance as well as the procedure for issuing them; the possibility of receiving a false summons
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 September 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; police/security forces; political prisoners
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
Title:
Djibouti. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
Title:
Djibouti Authorities Step Up Harassment of Journalists
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
19 January 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition
Title:
Djibouti. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
26 June 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation of members of the Madhiban caste, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection and services (2003-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 October 2013
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; labour; minorities; political activities; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of members of the Gadabuursi tribe by society and the authorities; treatment of failed asylum seekers and returnees by society and the authorities (2009-April 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 May 2013
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; government corruption; labour; police corruption; police efficacy; rejected asylum seekers; tribes/clans
Title:
The situation of the Al-Akhdam [Akhdam, Achdam, Muhamasheen, Al-Muhamasheen] minority, including the treatment of its members by society and the authorities (2013-December 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 December 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities
Title:
Treatment of the Afar by society and the authorities, including treatment of Afar army members (2010-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 April 2017
Accessed Date:
9 June 2017
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 30 June 2017:
Title:
Treatment of political dissidents, journalists and defenders of freedom of the press by the authorities (2016-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 June 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457128
Accessed Date:
17 July 2017
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