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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
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July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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30 September 2020
CAMEROON
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Cameroon Administrative Map
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
31 January 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroun. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
15 November 2012
Title:
Cameroon. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
21 July 2020
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon: Humanitarian Response Plan 2020
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
27 March 2020
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2017
Volume:
Chapters 1; 2; 3; 8; 9; 12
Source:
Cameroon. National Institute of Statistics.
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroun. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
14 May 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroon. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report – Cameroon
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 revised.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
23 June 2020
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
20 March 2020
Title:
Cameroon. Human Rights in Africa: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 April 2020
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon. Freedom in the World 2020.
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Cameroon
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
30 November 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Cameroon. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Lake Chad Basin region
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
7 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
“These Killings Can Be Stopped”: Abuses by Government and Separatist Groups in Cameroon's Anglophone Regions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 July 2018
Author:
Jonathan Pedneault; Bede Sheppard
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon's Unfolding Catastrophe: Evidence of Human Rights Violations and Crimes against Humanity
Source:
Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa; Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
Date of Document:
3 June 2019
Author:
Ntebo Ebenezer Awungafac et al.
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Compilation on Cameroon
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
12 March 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Cameroon
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
28 February 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21 of the Human Rights Council: Cameroon
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/1
Date of Document:
5 March 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Open Letter Urges the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to Address Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations in Cameroon
Source:
Human Rights Watch et al.
Date of Document:
28 October 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
The new national identity card, including the authority that issues the card, the conditions and documents required to obtain the card, and a detailed description of the card and its use; whether it may be applied for from abroad; whether the forme...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 November 2016
Accessed Date:
13 April 2017
Title:
Law No. 1968-LF-3 of the 11th June 1968 to set up the Cameroon Nationality Code
Accessed Date:
15 November 2012
Title:
Cameroon. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Requirements and procedures for obtaining passports in Cameroon and abroad (2013-March 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 March 2014
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Title:
Cameroun: Loi n° 2011/011 du 2011 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de l'ordonnance n° 81/02 du 29 juin 1981
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Cameroun: Ordonnance n° 81/02 du 1981 portant organisation de l'état civil et diverses dispositions relatives à l'état des personnes physiques
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Decree n° 1968 DF-478 of the 16th December 1968 to Establish Rules of Procedure Under the Nationality Code
Date of Document:
15 January 1969
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Cameroon. Election for President of 7 October 2018.
Source:
International Foundation of Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Preliminary Statement : African Union Election Observation Mission to the 9th February 2020 Legislative and Municipal Elections in the Republic of Cameroon
Source:
The African Union Commission
Date of Document:
11 February 2020
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroon. National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
21 June 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks? Africa Report No 272.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
2 May 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroun. La crise anglophone : situation sécuritaire.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
1 October 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroon's linguistic divide deepens to rift on questions of democracy, trust, national identity. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 283.
Date of Document:
11 March 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Whether the Social Democratic Front (SDF) provides letters of attestation to asylum seekers, including who is responsible for their issuance; verification procedures used by the SDF when issuing the letters and authenticating the political party's ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 December 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Title:
The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (Union des populations du Cameroun, UPC), including its structure and its importance on the political scene; the treatment of its members by the authorities (2011-August 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Title:
The Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC), including leadership, structure, objectives, activities, requirements and procedures to become a member; relations with authorities; location and contact information; documents issued to members...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon: Political Opponent Freed
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 October 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroon: Election Violence in Anglophone Regions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 February 2020
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais (RDPC) : Radioscopie et trajectoire d'un parti présidentiel
Source:
Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security
Date of Document:
21 October 2016
Accessed Date:
5 April 2017
Title:
Republic of Cameroon. Election for Assemblée Nationale (Cameroonian National Assembly) of 9 February 2020.
Source:
International Foundation of Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation; protection provided by the state and support services available to victims (2014-2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Cameroon
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
6 July 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
The practice of levirate marriage, including the regions of Cameroon where this tradition is widespread and the ethnic groups that practice it; the consequences if a widow refuses to take part in this practice, recourse and protection available...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 December 2014
Accessed Date:
22 April 2015
Title:
Cameroon. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
27 April 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cameroon
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
28 February 2014
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Title:
Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Cameroon: Research Findings
Source:
University of Maroua. Institut Supérieur du Sahel.; Association de Lutte Contre Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes
Date of Document:
5 November 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Title:
Prevalence of forced marriage of women 18 years of age and older, including in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé; whether the economic situation or the level of education of women has an impact on forced marriages; protection provided to victims of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Title:
New Rules to Help End Child Marriage in Cameroon
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
5 April 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cameroon. Addendum: Information received from Cameroon on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/CMR/CO/4-5/Add.1
Date of Document:
3 May 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Legislation governing the estate of a man who dies intestate; who has the authority to settle his estate and how his inheritance is divided among his wives and children; whether circumstances exist in which the division of the estate is determined...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 May 2015
Accessed Date:
22 April 2016
Title:
Dowries in forced and arranged marriages, including whether they may be refunded; the role of the state in the payment of dowries, in particular, that of the Ministry of Finance; whether a document exists that takes into account the details of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 November 2014
Accessed Date:
22 April 2015
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note Cameroon: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Situation of sexual and gender minorities, including legislation, treatment by authorities and society, state protection and support services (2017-August 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 August 2020
Accessed Date:
23 September 2020
Title:
Cameroon. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos; Joachim Ntetmen
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Individuals in Cameroon
Date of Document:
October 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Cameroon. Status of LGBTI People in Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana and Uganda.
Source:
Finland. Finnish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
3 December 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Title:
Whether a Commissioner of Oaths or a notary public would notarize a statement or swear an affidavit regarding an individual's sexual orientation; documentation filed by police upon arrest for same-sex activity (2014-March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2016
Title:
Cameroon: Joint Stakeholder Report for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review
Source:
The Advocates for Human Rights; The National Observatory for the Rights of LGBT Persons and Their Defenders; The Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS
Date of Document:
October 2017
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon's abusive 2017, hopes for 2018
Source:
Erasing 76 Crimes
Date of Document:
5 January 2018
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Cameroon: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Cameroon: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
Title:
Cameroon: Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Source:
Transparency International
Date of Document:
22 April 2016
Accessed Date:
5 April 2017
Title:
La corruption au Cameroun: Perceptions publiques et moyens de lutte. Dépêche No. 94, Afrobaromètre.
Date of Document:
30 May 2016
Author:
Gérard-José Ebodé
Accessed Date:
5 April 2017
Title:
Cameroon's Far North: A New Chapter in the Fight Against Boko Haram
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
14 August 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon's Far North: Responding to Boko Haram
Source:
Oxford Research Group
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Edward B. Rackley
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Cameroon: Victims of Boko Haram attacks feel abandoned in the Far North
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 December 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Situation sécuritaire dans la région de l'Extrême-Nord
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 August 2019
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Law No 2016/007 of 12 July 2016 relating to the Penal Code
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Cameroon
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
18 December 2017
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroon's Secret Torture Chambers: Human Rights Violations and War Crimes in the Fight Against Boko Haram
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
20 July 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
Title:
Law N° 2005 of 27 July 2005 on the Criminal Procedure Code
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Cameroon: Detainees Tortured
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 August 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Notices to appear issued by the General Delegation for National Security (Délégation générale à la Sûreté nationale, DGSN), including the issuing procedure; the content and appearance of the notices to appear, and whether it is the same at all police...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 October 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Title:
Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, anti-terror legislation is used to silence critics and suppress dissent
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
20 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 April 2018
12.
Religion - (No items in this section)
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Cameroon. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Situation of Anglophones, including returnees, in Bamenda, Yaoundé and Douala; treatment by society and by the authorities (2016-August 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 August 2018
Accessed Date:
26 April 2019
Title:
Combined twenty-second and twenty-third reports submitted by Cameroon under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2017
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
15 October 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Famlà, including the objective of those who practise it, the regions where it is present and the consequences of refusing to be initiated into this practice or to practise it; the support given by the authorities to the people who practise famlà
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 April 2016
Accessed Date:
13 April 2017
Title:
Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists. At Least 170 Killed; Hundreds of Homes Burned.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
20 September 2018
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Cameroon: Anglophones. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
29 July 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Cameroon: Displacement Report, Far North Region. Round 15: 03 – 15 September 2018.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
15 September 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Cameroun extrême-nord: statistiques des réfugiés et PDIs
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
31 December 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Principal Refugees, IDPs and Stateless Persons in West and Central Africa
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
12 September 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
Title:
Déplacement forcé et accès au logement, à la terre et à la propriété : cas de l'extrême-nord du Cameroun
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
12 June 2019
Accessed Date:
20 April 2020
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 31 July 2020:
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities, including legislation, treatment by authorities and society, state protection and support services (2017-April 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 May 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457796
Accessed Date:
29 May 2019
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