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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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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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NIGERIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Nigéria. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
EASO COI Meeting Report: Nigeria
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Nigeria. Country Focus.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
Rapport de mission en République fédérale du Nigeria du 9 au 21 septembre 2016
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Country Background Note: Nigeria. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Nigeria
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
3 December 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Medical and healthcare issues. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Main domestic and international road corridors. 2.3 Nigeria Road Network. Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs).
Source:
World Food Programme
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Actors of Protection.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
International Protection Considerations with regard to people fleeing northeastern Nigeria (the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa) and surrounding region – Update II
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Targeting of Individuals.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and to open a bank account; extent to which SIM card and banking information is available to third parties, including authorities and elected politicians (2018-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 February 2019
Accessed Date:
4 April 2019
Title:
Nigeria. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
11 April 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
26 July 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
15 June 2021
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Key socio-economic indicators.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
12 December 2018
Title:
2.3 Nigeria Road Network. Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs).
Source:
World Food Programme
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Actors of protection. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
26 July 2019
Title:
Nigeria. Situation Report.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
4 February 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Nigeria
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018
Source:
Federal Republic of Nigeria. National Population Commission; ICF. Demographic and Health Surveys Program.
Date of Document:
October 2019
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
The socio-economic situation, including demographics, employment rates, economic sectors, and crime rates, as well as access to education, health care and housing, particularly for the cities of Lagos, Ibadan and Benin City (2018–November 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2020
Accessed Date:
25 November 2020
Title:
Mental health services available; treatment of persons with mental illness by society and by the authorities; state protection, including recourse and complaints mechanisms available in cases of abuse (2018–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2020
Accessed Date:
25 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Situation sécuritaire dans l'Etat de Kaduna (2016-2019)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 October 2019
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
COI Focus. Nigeria. Situation sécuritaire dans le nord-est.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
20 November 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
22 February 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Cell phone data and the protection of personal information provided to cell phone companies; ability of non-state actors to access cell phone data, including through the police (2019–March 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2021
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
Title:
Labor Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment Report
Source:
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Focus Nigeria : Profil de la zone Sud-Est
Source:
SEM – State Secretariat for Migration
Date of Document:
5 March 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Country of origin information report Nigeria
Source:
Netherlands. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
23 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2021
Date of Document:
5 August 2020
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Shadow Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, 62nd Ordinary Session
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
25 April 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
National HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction Strategy
Source:
Nigeria. National Agency for the Control of AIDS.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
HIV and AIDs (Anti-Discrimination) Act, 2014
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Concluding observations on Nigeria in the absence of its second periodic report
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
29 August 2019
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
Nigeria. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Freedom in the World 2021.
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
FAO Northeast Nigeria Protection Risk Analysis
Source:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 November 2019
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on his mission to Nigeria
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 April 2017
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Compilation on Nigeria
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
27 August 2018
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/1
Date of Document:
27 August 2018
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Nigeria
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
24 August 2018
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
Nigeria: “My heart is in pain” - older people's experience of conflict, displacement, and detention in Northeast Nigeria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 December 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter III: Citizenship. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Accessed Date:
23 November 2016
Title:
Whether Nigerian citizenship can be regained after renunciation, including requirements and procedures (2012-May 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 May 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Information on whether a non-Nigerian woman married to a Nigerian man can obtain Nigerian citizenship based on their marriage if the marriage is common law, including requirements and procedures (2015-January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
Accessed Date:
16 November 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain an International Driving Permit; appearance and security features; prevalence of fraudulent International Driving Permits (2016-October 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 October 2018
Accessed Date:
19 November 2018
Title:
Sample of the Nigerian International Driving Permit (IDP)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 August 2011
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a driver's licence; appearance of driver's licenses (2016-November 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 November 2019
Accessed Date:
26 November 2019
Title:
The document entitled 'Lagos State Government - Medical Certificate of Cause of Death,' including a sample; issuing authority and process for obtaining the document; whether a hospital stamps the document when issued (2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 December 2013
Accessed Date:
21 November 2014
Title:
Process to obtain a death certificate from the National Population Commission (NPC), including persons entitled to obtain one, the documents that must be submitted, the cost, and the time required to issue the certificate
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2011
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Title:
Implementation of the National Identity Card (NIC), including roll-out of the National Identification Number (NIN); requirements and procedures to obtain a NIN and NIC; appearance and security features; prevalence of fraudulent NICs (2016-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 November 2018
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
The Mandatory Use Of The National Identification Number Regulations, 2017
Source:
Nigeria. National Identity Management Commission.
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Prevalence of fraudulent documents, including whether genuine documents can be obtained using false information; instances of visa application fraud; document verification practices at the Canadian visa office in Lagos (2016-August 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 August 2018
Accessed Date:
22 November 2018
Title:
Whether it is required by hospitals in Lagos State to list the father on a birth certificate or whether the name of the father can be left blank (2014-October 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 October 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Information on a Certificate of State of Origin, including purpose of document, issuing and signing authority, and requirements and procedures to obtain the document; information on the appearance of the certificate, including security features ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 January 2017
Accessed Date:
16 November 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a Bank Verification Number (BVN) within the country and from abroad, including verification of identity and collection of biometrics during the registration process; uses of the BVN; instances of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2018
Accessed Date:
19 November 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures an adult must fulfill to obtain a birth certificate, including for those who apply from within the country and abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Emergency Travel Certificates issued by the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, including procedures and requirements to obtain said Certificate, and security features; whether applicants who have no documentation can obtain an Emergency...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 March 2015
Accessed Date:
17 November 2015
Title:
Update to NGA106383 on requirements and procedures to obtain an E-Passport within the country and from abroad, including collection and verification of biometrics; appearance and security features; prevalence of fraudulent passports (2016–November 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2020
Accessed Date:
26 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Letters issued by the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Rainbow Refugee Society in Vancouver, The 519 in Toronto, and Welcome Place in Winnipeg (Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council Inc.), including format, appearance, and signatories...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2017
Accessed Date:
27 November 2017
Title:
Passports, including whether passports from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are issued in Nigeria; information included in the passport; security measures to detect passport fraud; procedures for issuing passports within Nigeria...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 November 2015
Accessed Date:
24 November 2015
Title:
False documents available in Nigeria and from Nigeria
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a voter card; information on voter cards, including appearance, features; issuing authority and place of issuance (2012-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Marriage certificates, including their appearance and security features; requirements and procedure to obtain them from within the country or from abroad; prevalence of fraudulent documents (2018–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 November 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
Birth and death certificates, including appearance and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain them from within the country or from abroad; prevalence of fraudulent documents (2018–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 November 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria and United States: Requirements and procedures to obtain a US visitor's visa from the US Consulate in Abuja, including financial requirements and any special requirements for those travelling with dependents (2015-July 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2019
Accessed Date:
16 January 2020
Title:
Report on citizenship law: Nigeria
Date of Document:
July 2020
Author:
Bronwen Manby; Solomon Momoh
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Nigeria: General Elections 2019. Final Report.
Source:
European Union Election Observation Mission
Date of Document:
15 June 2019
Accessed Date:
18 November 2019
Title:
The local government system in Nigeria: Country profile 2019. Commonwealth Local Government Handbook.
Source:
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
Information on the Ogun state assembly elections of April 2015, including reports of pre and post-election violence between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates and election interference by members of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
Accessed Date:
20 November 2017
Title:
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Election for President of 23 February 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Election for Nigerian Senate of 23 February 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Election for Nigerian House of Representatives of 23 February 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
The Niger Delta Liberation Front (NDLF), including structure, membership, leadership, activities and areas of operation, currently and between 2005 and 2007; consequences for leaving the group (2005-April 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Nigeria. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation; protection and support services offered to victims (2016-November 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2019
Accessed Date:
28 November 2019
Title:
'You Pray For Death': Trafficking of Women and Girls in Nigeria
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
Divorce law and practices among Christians, including grounds, procedures, length of process, property dispositions, child custody and consequences for the woman and her family
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 November 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Divorce law and practices among Muslims, including grounds, procedures, length of process, property dispositions, child custody and consequences for the woman and her family
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 November 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Forced marriage, including child marriage; prevalence, related legislation, state protection, support services and the ability to refuse a forced marriage (2016-November 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2019
Accessed Date:
27 November 2019
Title:
“They Betrayed Us”: Women Who Survived Boko Haram Raped, Starved And Detained In Nigeria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
24 May 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Whether women who head their own household, without male or family support, can obtain housing and employment in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, and Port Harcourt; government support services available to female-headed households (2017-November 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2019
Accessed Date:
29 November 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Trafficking of women. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
26 July 2019
Title:
Ritual in which a widow must drink the water used to clean her late husband's corpse; consequences for refusal to drink this water; whether a widow's refusal is interpreted as responsibility for her husband's death; state protection ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 November 2018
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
Whether parents can refuse female genital mutilation (FGM) of their daughter; state protection available (2016-October 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 October 2018
Accessed Date:
19 November 2018
Title:
Whether Yoruba and Ibo cleansing rituals for women in their thirties include circumcision in the states of Ogun, Niger, Anambra, and Adamawa; whether women who have been accused of killing a family member through witchcraft would be circumcised...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 April 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Nigeria
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
6 July 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Convicted without Evidence: Elderly Women and Witchcraft Accusations in Contemporary Nigeria
Volume:
Volume 18, Issue 4
Source:
Journal of International Women's Studies
Date of Document:
August 2017
Author:
Friday A. Eboiyehi
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
19 August 2019
Title:
Prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among the Urhobo, including the consequences for refusing to undergo this procedure, particularly pregnant women; state protection available (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 March 2015
Accessed Date:
13 November 2015
Title:
Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
Accessed Date:
3 November 2015
Title:
Nigeria's Displaced Women and Girls: Humanitarian Community at Odds, Boko Haram's Survivors Forsaken
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
21 April 2016
Author:
Francisca Vigaud-Walsh
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteurs on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on contemporary forms of slavery...
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
15 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Application and enforcement of the May 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) (May 2015-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 January 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Country Profile: FGM in Nigeria
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Whether women are prevented from seeing Oro ceremonies in Imota and Ikorodu regions; whether there are consequences for seeing an Oro ceremony, including death (2014-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Whether there are Yoruba ritual practices where a wife must have sexual relations with her father-in-law while pregnant with her first child to ensure a long life for the father-in-law, husband, and child; consequences for refusal; options to obtain ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 August 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Nigeria : Les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF)
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
13 May 2019
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
“Bad Blood” – Perceptions of children born out of conflict-related sexual violence and women and girls associated with Boko Haram in North East Nigeria
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund; International Alert
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Oaths and rituals for infidelity among Yoruba Christians in Lagos; consequences for refusal; state protection (2014-March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM), including ethnic groups in which FGM is prevalent, particularly in Lagos State and within the Edo ethnic group; consequences for refusal; availability of state protection; the ability of a family ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
2018 Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria
Source:
Nigeria. National Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
14 November 2019
Title:
Perceptions and Experiences of Children Associated with Armed Groups in Northeast Nigeria. Research Report 2017.
Source:
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme; United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Family laws in Nigeria, including whether a spouse or former spouse can use family laws to track the location of their minor child if the other spouse relocates with the child to a different area of Nigeria (2017-March 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 April 2020
Accessed Date:
8 July 2020
Title:
Gap between Supply and Demand for Contraceptive Services in Northeast Nigeria
Source:
The Women's Refugee Commission
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: “We dried our tears”: Addressing the toll on children of Northeast Nigeria's conflict
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 May 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
2019 Annual Report. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: North-East Nigeria.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a child to leave the country with one parent (2018–November 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 October 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Nigeria: Is the practice declining? A descriptive analysis of successive demographic and health surveys and multiple indicator cluster surveys (2003–2017)
Source:
Population Council
Date of Document:
February 2020
Author:
Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala et al.
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
Gender Based Violence (GBV) Sub Sector, Nigeria. Mid-Year Report: January – June, 2020.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Gender and COVID-19 in Nigeria: Violence Against Women and Girls
Source:
The Initiative for Equal Rights et al.
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), including ethnic groups in which FGM/C is prevalent; ability of parents to refuse FGM/C of their daughter; consequences for refusal; state protection and support services (2019–June 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 June 2021
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
Title:
Anti-LGBTQ vigilante groups, including their objectives, structure, activities, and areas of influence; response of the authorities and state protection (2018–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 October 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Social Perception Survey on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons Rights in Nigeria
Source:
The Initiative for Equal Rights; Vivid Rain
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013
Accessed Date:
20 November 2014
Title:
Not dancing to their music: The Effects of Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on the lives of LGBT people in Nigeria
Source:
Bisi Alimi Foundation
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Whether lawyers or barristers notarize a statement or swear an affidavit in which an individual admits to being bisexual or homosexual, or to knowing of someone's sexual orientation (2014-October 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Information on how bisexuality is understood and perceived in Nigeria; whether bisexuality is distinguished from both male and female homosexuality (2014-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2015
Accessed Date:
25 November 2015
Title:
Police procedures for investigation and pursuit of individuals for same-sex activity, including documentation; whether police issue warrants of arrest or reports listing the charges and penalties brought against that person; whether a person who ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 November 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
2019 Report on Human Rights Violations based on Real or Perceived Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Nigeria
Source:
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)
Date of Document:
2 December 2019
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Whether a Commissioner of Oaths or a notary public would notarize a statement or swear an affidavit in which an individual admits to being bisexual or homosexual, or to knowing of someone's sexual orientation; documentation taken by police upon ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
The Situation of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria (2014-2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
4 April 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Nigeria: On the situation of sexual minorities, with additional information from FFM Nigeria 2019, update of the analysis of sexual minorities of 30.9.2016
Source:
Austria. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum.
Date of Document:
15 September 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Nigeria: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: COI Compilation on Human Trafficking
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Kidnapping for ransom, including frequency, profile of victims and kidnappers; response by authorities (2013-July 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 July 2014
Accessed Date:
21 November 2014
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Boko Haram. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Corruption in Nigeria: patterns and trends. Second survey on corruption as experienced by the population.
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date of Document:
December 2019
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Crackdown on Police Brutality Protests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 October 2020
Accessed Date:
24 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Security Situation
Source:
Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
16 April 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2021, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2021, Volume II: Money Laundering.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity Solutions Business Anti-Corruption Portal
Date of Document:
July 2020
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Abuja.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Prevalence of ritual murder and human sacrifice; police and state response (2009-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2012
Accessed Date:
8 January 2013
Title:
Seeking Security and Stability: An Analysis of Security Responses to Farmer-Herder Conflict in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria
Source:
Search for Common Ground; Forum on Farmer and Herder Relations in Nigeria (FFARN)
Date of Document:
16 November 2018
Author:
Chris M.A. Kwaja; Bukola I. Ademola-Adelehin
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
Visit to Nigeria. Report of Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 April 2019
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
The New Normal: Continuity and Boko Haram's Violence in North East Nigeria
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
Date of Document:
11 February 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
COI Focus. Nigeria. Situation sécuritaire liée à Boko Haram.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
28 March 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Towards ending conflict and insecurity in the Niger Delta region: A collective non-violent approach
Source:
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
Date of Document:
12 September 2017
Author:
Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko
Accessed Date:
24 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria Watch: Eighth Report on Violence in Nigeria
Source:
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Stopping Nigeria's Spiralling Farmer-Herder Violence. Africa Report N°262.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
26 July 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Willingly Unable. ICC Preliminary Examination and Nigeria's Failure to Address Impunity for International Crimes.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
10 December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Nigeria's Battle With Boko Haram
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
8 August 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
No Home Field Advantage: The Expansion of Boko Haram's Activity Outside of Nigeria in 2019
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
Date of Document:
20 May 2019
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
The Black Axe confraternity, also known as the Neo-Black Movement of Africa, including their rituals, oaths of secrecy, and use of symbols or particular signs; whether they use force to recruit individuals (2009-November 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2012
Accessed Date:
25 April 2013
Title:
Information on the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), including areas of operation, objectives, and activities; state efforts to respond (2015-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
The capacity of Boko Haram to pursue individuals who relocate to another region or city, such as Lagos (2013-March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 March 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
The Eiye confraternity, including origin, purpose, structure, membership, recruitment methods, activities and areas of operation; state response (2014 - March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Nigeria. 2020 Crime and Safety Report: Lagos.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Conflict Obscuring Criminality: The Crime-Conflict Nexus in Nigeria
Source:
United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
The Harvest of Death: Three Years of Bloody Clashes Between Farmers and Herders in Nigeria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 December 2018
Accessed Date:
18 December 2018
Title:
Fulani herdsmen, including motivations, modus operandi and recruitment methods; raids by Fulani herdsmen in schools in Benin City in October 2016 (2016-August 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 August 2018
Accessed Date:
4 April 2019
Title:
Boko Haram. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 November 2019
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Badoo cult, including areas of operation and activities; state response to the group; treatment of Badoo members or alleged members (2016-December 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 January 2020
Accessed Date:
28 July 2020
Title:
Violence in Nigeria's North West: Rolling Back the Mayhem. Africa Report No 288.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
18 May 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Army Restrictions Stifling Aid Efforts
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 March 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Source:
CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria's Security Vacuum
Source:
CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria: Rise in Cult Related killings in Rivers state
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 January 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
To defend or harm? Community Militias in Borno State, Nigeria
Source:
Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
Date of Document:
April 2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria's #EndSARS Protest: De-escalate Tensions, Start Deep Police Reform
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
26 October 2020
Accessed Date:
24 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria : Double attaque du 2 octobre 2015 Kuje et Nyanya (région administrative d'Abuja)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
26 March 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
April 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Système juridique dans le monde: Nigéria
Source:
LegiGlobe. Réseau Francophone de diffusion du droit.
Date of Document:
2 September 2014
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Requirements and procedures for the issuance of affidavits; availability of fraudulent affidavits
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 November 2014
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Requirement for lawyers to affix stamps on legal documents; validity of documents issued without stamps (2015-November 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 November 2017
Accessed Date:
29 November 2017
Title:
Update: Guide to Nigerian Legal Information
Date of Document:
August 2020
Author:
Yemisi Dina et al.
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Technical Commentary on the Anti-Torture Framework in Nigeria
Date of Document:
1 February 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
Sharia Implementation in Northern Nigeria Over 15 Years. Policy Brief No. 1. The Sharia Courts.
Source:
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Warrants of arrest, including those issued by the High Court of the Delta State; issuance procedures, methods of delivery, description of the document and the information it contains; prevalence of fraudulent warrants of arrest (2014-November 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 November 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Accessed Date:
23 June 2021
Title:
End of visit statement of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on her visit to Nigeria
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
2 September 2019
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Lawyers, including their bar association and the means of attesting their registration with the bar association, in particular seals and registration numbers, as well as the means of attesting their place of practice (2018–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 November 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Whether the police in Nigeria detain family members of wanted persons, including sexual and gender minorities; the manner in which these persons are treated; legal recourse available to them (2016-November 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2019
Accessed Date:
29 November 2019
Title:
Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria
Source:
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Date of Document:
21 June 2016
Author:
Oluwakemi Okenyodo
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Title:
Documents issued by police during criminal investigations or in response to a complaint; procedures for an individual to obtain a copy of a police report within the country as well as from abroad; appearance of police reports, including whether ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 November 2019
Accessed Date:
26 November 2019
Title:
Information on a national police computer network for information sharing; nature and extent of communication between police offices across the country; whether police offices in different states are obligated to report to each other regarding ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 November 2017
Accessed Date:
29 November 2017
Title:
Update to NGA106121 of 11 June 2018 on police invitation letters, including legal status, uses and format; consequences for a person who does not comply with a police invitation letter (2016-May 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 November 2018
Accessed Date:
22 November 2018
Title:
Complaints mechanisms available for cases of police misconduct, including effectiveness (2013-October 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 November 2014
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Title:
Civilian-Led Governance and Security in Nigeria After Boko Haram
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
December 2018
Author:
Jibrin Ibrahim and Saleh Bala
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Availability and effectiveness of state and police response in both urban and rural areas of southern Nigeria, for people who refuse to participate in ritual practices (2014-October 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Nigeria: Time to end impunity: Torture and other human rights violations by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 June 2020
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Prison Conditions in Nigeria
Source:
ARC Foundation; Garden Court Chambers
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Documents issued by the police during criminal investigations or in response to a complaint, including their appearance and security features; procedure to obtain a copy; the nature and extent of communications between police stations in the country...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 November 2020
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
Lessons from the #EndSars movement in Nigeria
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
9 February 2021
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Freedom on the Net 2020.
Accessed Date:
24 November 2020
Title:
Endangered Voices: Attack on Freedom of Expression in Nigeria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 October 2019
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
Common types of social media networks and websites in Nigeria, including whether there are some that are only accessible from within Nigeria
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 November 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Nigeria: Journalists, Activists Detained, Allege Torture
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 August 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Brown envelope journalism, including types of publications that are affected; efforts to combat the phenomenon (2015-November 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 November 2017
Accessed Date:
20 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Consequences for a person to refuse a chief priest or fetish priest position for which they have been selected in south and central Nigeria
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2010
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Title:
Prevalence of ritual practices, such as human sacrifice and the drinking of blood, upon initiation to chieftaincy or during chieftaincy in Yorubaland; state reaction to ritual practices in chieftaincy, especially the respective state ministries...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Title:
Nigeria. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2021 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2021
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Situation of Christians, including those living in northern cities, Lagos and Abuja; state protection (2011-October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2015
Accessed Date:
25 November 2015
Title:
Treatment of Christians who relocate from northern parts of Nigeria by people in Port Harcourt [Rivers State]; whether they face linguistic, economic and social difficulties (2012-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Accessed Date:
21 November 2014
Title:
Whether mosques communicate with each other, particularly regarding fatwas; if so, the formal and informal means of communication
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 October 2012
Accessed Date:
8 January 2013
Keywords:
Internet; religion
Title:
Treatment of Christians who convert to Islam; treatment of Muslims who convert to Christianity; information on state protection for mistreated religious converts
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 November 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Social attitudes toward religious intermarriage; treatment of intermarried couples and their children by society and the authorities; protection and services available to intermarried couples
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Shari'ah Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria: Implementation of Expanded Shari'ah Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes in Kano, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, 2017–2019
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
December 2019
Author:
Heather Bourbeau et al.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Role of indigeneship in obtaining employment, housing and social services; how indigeneship is established and identified; obstacles faced by non-indigenes when relocating to Abuja, Lagos or Port Harcourt; assistance available to those who ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 October 2019
Accessed Date:
27 November 2019
Title:
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), including objectives, structure, activities, relations with other Biafran independence groups, and treatment by authorities (2014-October 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Sociétés secrètes traditionnelles et confraternités étudiantes au Nigeria
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 February 2015
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Title:
The practice of tribal markings on male children, including groups that engage in the practice; whether the parents of a child can refuse to have the practice carried out, including consequences of such a refusal; state protection available (2012-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 December 2013
Accessed Date:
21 November 2014
Title:
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), including objectives, structure, activities, relations with other Biafran independence groups and treatment by authorities (2017-May 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 June 2019
Accessed Date:
26 July 2019
Title:
The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF), including the nature of its belief system and its purpose; whether membership is compulsory, especially for children of members, and consequences for refusing to join the ROF; whether positions within the ROF...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 April 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Consequences for a Yoruba individual who refuses a chieftaincy title; protection available to those who refuse
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 November 2012
Accessed Date:
7 January 2013
Title:
Les chefferies traditionnelles au Nigeria
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 February 2015
Accessed Date:
2 November 2016
Title:
Nigeria: ‘Bullets Were Raining Everywhere'. Deadly Repression of Pro-Biafra Activists.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
24 November 2016
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
La situation des albinos au Nigeria
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
20 December 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Situation of the Eggon ethnic group, including treatment by society, armed groups and state authorities (2011-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Situation and treatment of members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), including arrest and prosecution; whether the Nigeria Police Force pursue people who use bribes to flee detention and who have ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 November 2016
Title:
Ogboni society, including structure, rituals, ceremonies, and current status; membership and the consequences of refusing to join or trying to leave; relationship with police and judicial authorities (2017-April 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
Nigeria: Informations sur les Uneme dans l'État d'Edo
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 May 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Nigéria : Situation des membres du groupe IPOB
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
19 July 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Focus Nigeria : Etat d'Edo, émigration et retour
Source:
Swiss Confederation. State Secretariat for Migration.
Date of Document:
22 March 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Focus Nigeria : Profil de l'Etat d'Edo
Source:
Swiss Confederation. State Secretariat for Migration.
Date of Document:
22 March 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Nigeria: Biafran separatists. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2020
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Enabling A Better Understanding Of Migration Flows And (Its Root-Causes) From Nigeria Towards Europe. Desk-Review Report. Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
24 November 2017
Title:
The Causes and Consequences of Internal Displacement in Nigeria and Related Governance Challenges
Source:
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2017
Author:
Fatima Kyari Mohammed
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
“They Forced Us Onto Trucks Like Animals”: Cameroon's Mass Forced Return and Abuse of Nigerian Refugees
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
27 September 2017
Accessed Date:
24 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria: 2018 Participatory Assessment Report for North East Nigeria
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
25 April 2019
Title:
Displacement Report 33: North East Nigeria (August 2020). Displacement Tracking Matrix.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
24 September 2020
Accessed Date:
27 November 2020
Title:
'Once the Road is Safe': Displacement and return in north-eastern Nigeria
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
15 November 2019
Title:
Exit procedures at Nigerian airports, including security checks performed prior to departure; whether access to a police computer network or database is available to security officials at international airports (2018–February 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2021
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
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 16 April 2021:
Title:
Nigeria. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
18 November 2020
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Accessed Date:
23 November 2020
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Nigeria
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
9 March 2018
URL:
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/country-information-report-nigeria.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 November 2018
Title:
Nigeria. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
4 July 2017
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/afrique/nigeria.htm
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
November 2018
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2018_EASO_COI_Nigeria_SecuritySituation.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 December 2018
Title:
Nigeria. 2020 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
December 2019
URL:
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/ocha_nga_humanitarian_needs_overview_december2020.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. World Report 2020: Events of 2019.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2020
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/nigeria
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. Freedom in the World 2020.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/nigeria/freedom-world/2020
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Nigeria.html
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2020, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Tab-1-INCSR-Vol.-I-Final-for-Printing-1-29-20-508-4.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2020, Volume II: Money Laundering.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Tab-2-INCSR-Vol-2-508.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity Solutions Business Anti-Corruption Portal
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
http://www.business-anti-corruption.com/country-profiles/nigeria
Accessed Date:
9 November 2017
Title:
Nigeria. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/nigeria/
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2020 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2020
URL:
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/Nigeria.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. Situation Report.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
2 July 2020
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Situation%20Report%20-%20Nigeria%20-%202%20Jul%202020.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. Human Rights in Africa: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 April 2020
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR0113522020ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
12 November 2020
Title:
Nigeria. Situation Report.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
4 February 2021
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Nigeria%20Situation%20Report%2C%203%20Feb%202021.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria: Situation sécuritaire dans l'Etat de Kaduna (2016-2019)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 October 2019
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1910_nga_situation_securitaire_kaduna_2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
COI Focus. Nigeria. Situation sécuritaire dans le nord-est.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
20 November 2020
URL:
https://www.cgra.be/sites/default/files/rapporten/coi_focus_nigeria._situation_securitaire_au_nord-est_20201120.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
22 February 2021
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/nigeria/presentation-du-nigeria/
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Cell phone data and the protection of personal information provided to cell phone companies; ability of non-state actors to access cell phone data, including through the police (2019–March 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2021
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458321
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
Title:
Labor Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment Report
Source:
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Date of Document:
March 2021
URL:
https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/pdfuploads/Q4_2020_Unemployment_Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Focus Nigeria : Profil de la zone Sud-Est
Source:
SEM – State Secretariat for Migration
Date of Document:
5 March 2021
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2051266.html
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Country of origin information report Nigeria
Source:
Netherlands. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Date of Document:
March 2021
URL:
https://www.government.nl/topics/asylum-policy/documents/reports/2021/03/31/country-of-origin-information-report-nigeria-march-2021
Accessed Date:
23 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1032022021ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria: “My heart is in pain” - older people's experience of conflict, displacement, and detention in Northeast Nigeria
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 December 2020
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR4433762020ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria and United States: Requirements and procedures to obtain a US visitor's visa from the US Consulate in Abuja, including financial requirements and any special requirements for those travelling with dependents (2015-July 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457936
Accessed Date:
16 January 2020
Title:
Report on citizenship law: Nigeria
Date of Document:
July 2020
Author:
Bronwen Manby; Solomon Momoh
URL:
https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/67855/RSCAS_2020_12.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Gender Based Violence (GBV) Sub Sector, Nigeria. Mid-Year Report: January – June, 2020.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
June 2020
URL:
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/gbvss_nigeria_midyear_2020_report_final.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Gender and COVID-19 in Nigeria: Violence Against Women and Girls
Source:
The Initiative for Equal Rights et al.
Date of Document:
August 2020
URL:
https://www.genderandcovid-19.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gender-and-COVID-19-in-Nigeria.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), including ethnic groups in which FGM/C is prevalent; ability of parents to refuse FGM/C of their daughter; consequences for refusal; state protection and support services (2019–June 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 June 2021
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458364
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria: On the situation of sexual minorities, with additional information from FFM Nigeria 2019, update of the analysis of sexual minorities of 30.9.2016
Source:
Austria. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum.
Date of Document:
15 September 2020
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/austria/PLib/NIGR_Analyse_Homosexuelle_2020_09_15_KE_en_final.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Nigeria : Double attaque du 2 octobre 2015 Kuje et Nyanya (région administrative d'Abuja)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2004_nga_attaques_kuje_nyanya_abuja_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
26 March 2021
URL:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF10173.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
April 2021
URL:
https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/2021_04_EASO_Nigeria_Trafficking_in_Human_Beings.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Lessons from the #EndSars movement in Nigeria
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
9 February 2021
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/acleddata.com-Lessons%20from%20the%20EndSARS%20Movement%20in%20Nigeria.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 June 2021
Title:
Exit procedures at Nigerian airports, including security checks performed prior to departure; whether access to a police computer network or database is available to security officials at international airports (2018–February 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2021
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458298
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
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