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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
Jurisprudential Guides Notes
On
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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December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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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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July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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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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July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
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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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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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INDIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
India. General Logistics and Planning Map.
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
31 July 2007
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Districts Map of Punjab
Source:
Punjab. Punjab Police.
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Title:
Road Distance Map - Punjab Province Pakistan
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
10 May 2012
Accessed Date:
16 May 2016
Keywords:
map; transport infrastructure
Title:
Inde. Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. India: Religious minority groups.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2015
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; country overview; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
States/UTs Administrative Atlas - 2011.
Source:
India. Ministry of Home Affairs.
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Title:
India. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
1 May 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Présentation de l'Inde
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international.
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: India
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; country overview; crime; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. India: Women fearing gender-based harm/violence.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2015
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; indigenous groups; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Review of Violence in South and Southeast Asia in 2016
Source:
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Union indienne. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
27 November 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. India: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 1.13 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; document fraud; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Prison conditions. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. 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:
India. Amnesty International Annual Report 2016/17: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: India
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/IND/1
Date of Document:
23 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India: Impunity, Discrimination and Repression of Dissent. Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review – 27th Session of the UPR Working Group, April/May 2017
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
30 September 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender-based violence; government corruption; Internet; labour; legislation; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Indian Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, on her mission to India
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 January 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Housing and Land Rights in India. Status Report for Habitat III.
Source:
Housing and Land Rights Network
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns. Addendum. Follow-up to country recommendations: India.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
6 May 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; medical records; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans; witness protection
Title:
Compilation on India
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/IND/2
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on India
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/IND/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Citizenship Amendment Act, 2003; Citizenship Rules, 1956; Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Citizenship Rules, 2009
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
The Citizenship Act, 1955
Accessed Date:
15 May 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Availability and prevalence of fraudulent identity documents, including membership cards of political parties (2011-April 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
document fraud; government corruption; identity documents; medical records; police report; political organizations
Title:
Procedure to obtain an affidavit within India, including whether it needs to be certified by a notary (2012-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 May 2015
Accessed Date:
18 March 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Issuance procedures for passports, both within the country and abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; institutional efficacy
Title:
Citizenship recognition, including voting rights, for children of Tibetan refugees born in India in the context of the December 2010 and December 2014 Delhi High Court rulings; August 2013 Karnataka High Court ruling; and children born to one...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; nationality
Title:
Annex H: Indian Citizen Law. Chapter 14: Registration and Naturalisation Under Legislation Other than the British Nationality Act 1981.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
29 November 2013
Accessed Date:
18 May 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Status of the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) and the Multi-purpose National Identity Cards (MNICs)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; statistics
Title:
Identity documents required to obtain employment and housing in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh; whether individuals must present themselves at police stations to obtain identity documents; issuance procedures for ration cards, birth certificates...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2011
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
India Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
An Update on the UIDAI programme
Source:
India. Unique Identification Authority of India.
Date of Document:
19 October 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Passport Services Overview
Source:
India. Ministry of External Affairs. Consular, Passport and Visa Division.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India and Bangladesh Swap Territory, Citizens in Landmark Enclave Exchange
Source:
Migration Policy Institute
Date of Document:
9 March 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
The Delhi High Court decision, of August 2016, on the rights of Tibetans to citizenship and access to passports, including implementation (August 2016-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a death certificate in Kapurthala, including whether these certificates are accessible online (2008-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 May 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain land records showing ownership and location of private property, including whether these records are available online in Punjab; requirements and procedures to obtain a confirmation of land title or ownership...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Announcement of new Passport Rules
Source:
India. Ministry of External Affairs.
Date of Document:
23 December 2016
Accessed Date:
31 May 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Indian States' Elections
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Information on the party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), its structure, including selection of representatives and leaders; appearance, and content of membership cards, and process to obtain one (2012-May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Incidents of violence instigated by members of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and Haryana, including in Darar (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 February 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; government corruption; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Treatment of members and supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar/Mann) party, particularly those who speak publicly about the treatment of Sikhs by the Indian authorities or those who call for the creation of Khalistan...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 4.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Whether the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) party issues membership cards; a detailed description of the cards
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 October 2009
Accessed Date:
4 December 2012
Keywords:
political organizations
Title:
4 - List of Successful Candidates. General Elections, 2014 (16th Lok Sabha).
Source:
Election Commission of India
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
election; political organizations
Title:
Information on the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI(Marxist) or CPI(M)) in West Bengal, including party structure, objectives and political affiliations; whether the party engages in extortion; capacity to track an extorted person who relocate...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; police corruption; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Political Parties in India
Date of Document:
22 June 2015
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) political party in India, including differences between the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), led by Simranjit Singh Mann, and the Shiromani Akali Dal led by Parkash Singh Badal
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2011
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
political activities; political organizations
Title:
The Shiv Sena, including the group's activities and areas of operation within India; whether the Shiv Sena is involved in criminal activity; if so, the nature of these activities (2009-March 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 April 2011
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
political organizations
Title:
Treatment of political activists and members of opposition parties in Punjab (2012-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in the state of Tamil Nadu, including its structure, objectives, political affiliations, and activities; instances of conflict with other political parties (1998-October 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
corruption; crime; human rights activists; political organizations
Title:
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) political party in Haryana, including treatment of members by opponents of the party; incidents of violence between INLD members and Congress Party members in Haryana (2009-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 October 2013
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; crime; government corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Situation of supporters of Balwant Singh Rajoana, including treatment by authorities and anti-Rajoana groups (April 2012-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion
Title:
Republic of India. Election for Lok Sabha (Indian People's Assembly) of 7 April 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Stifling Dissent: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in India.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 May 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; witness protection
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - India Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Rashida Manjoo - Addendum: Mission to India
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
1 April 2014
Accessed Date:
9 June 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Violence against women, including domestic violence, homelessness, workplace violence; information on legislation, state protection, services, and legal recourse available to women who are victims of violence (2013-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Locating the Survivor in the Indian Criminal Justice System: Decoding the Law
Source:
Lawyers Collective Women's Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
An Analysis of Perceptions of Domestic Violence and Efficacy of the Implementation of the PWDV Act (2005) in Bihar
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; legislation; marriage; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Access to Justice for Women. India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval.
Source:
University of California, Berkeley. Center for Social Sector Leadership; International Human Rights Law Clinic.
Date of Document:
October 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; medical records; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
children; crime; labour; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
India Armed Violence Assessment. Unheard and Uncounted: Violence against Women in India.
Source:
Small Arms Survey
Date of Document:
October 2015
Author:
Aaron Karp et al.
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; map; marriage; police efficacy; police report; political activities; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Honour crimes, including their prevalence in both rural and urban areas; government protection and services offered to victims of honour crimes (2009-April 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
India: Whether single women and women who head their own households without male support can obtain housing and employment, including in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh; women's housing, land, property and inheritance rights; government support service...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 May 2015
Accessed Date:
14 July 2015
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March 2015. Performance Audit on Empowerment of Women.
Source:
India. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Oxfam India Policy Brief. Implementing that PWDVA: Safeguarding Women from Domestic Violence
Date of Document:
October 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services, including in Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi (2013- December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 December 2015
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; gender equality; identity documents; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; political activities; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
India. State Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition. 12th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
“Unnatural Offences”: Obstacles to Justice in India Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India: Enforce Ruling Protecting Transgender People. Court Directive Recognizes ‘Third Gender' But Stigma Continues
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 February 2015
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
crime; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; police corruption; police efficacy; sexual minorities; social services; torture
Title:
In and Out: The Indian LGBT Workplace Climate Survey 2016
Source:
Mission for Indian Gay and Lesbian Empowerment
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Crime in India 2015
Source:
India. National Crime Records Bureau.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report: New Delhi.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 January 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report: Mumbai.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 April 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. Part VIII – Country profiles. Global status report on violence prevention 2014.
Source:
World Health Organization
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; female genital mutilation; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Crime Victimisation and Safety Perception: A Public Survey of Delhi and Mumbai
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
26 April 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
CFR Backgrounders. Governance in India: Corruption.
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
4 September 2014
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; judicial corruption; legislation; police corruption; political activities; political opposition; statistics
Title:
India. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report: Kolkata.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report: Hyderabad.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Subordinate Courts of India: A Report on Access to Justice 2016
Source:
India. Supreme Court of India.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Information on arrest warrants, particularly the relevant sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure and whether there have been amendments since August 2001; the manner in which these sections are translated in practice, including prevalence of arrests without warrant in Punjab; whether Punjab state police departments notify other state police departments of wanted individuals (2002 - 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 January 2006
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; indigenous groups; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; religion; torture; warrants
Title:
First Information Reports (FIRs), including procedures and time frames followed by police to inform complainants that an investigation will not be conducted (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 May 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Role and importance of a sarpanch; information on how this position is filled and what kind of authority a sarpanch has in relation to the law, including his or her relationship with police; information on how easily a sarpanch can be contacted from ....
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2008
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
judicial corruption; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Admission policies and procedures at private and public medical institutions, including whether individuals seeking medical treatment are required to submit a police report or First Information Report that explains how the injuries were sustained...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 March 2011
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; document fraud; medical records; police report
Title:
India. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016
Source:
The World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Independence of and corruption within the judicial system, including the scale of corruption at different levels (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
International Commission of Jurists' Submission to the Universal Periodic Review Of India. 27th Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review April - May 2017.
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
16 September 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
A CHRI Breakdown and Commentary on National Prison Statistics
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
26 October 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Transparency of Information about Arrests and Detentions. Implementation of Section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: A Scoping Study of Compliance across 23 States and the UT of Delhi.
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
22 June 2016
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
'Denied': Failures in Accountability for Human Rights Violations by Security Force Personnel in Jammu and Kashmir
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 July 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; identity documents; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; statistics
Title:
Communication between police offices across the country, including the use of POLNET; whether police across India can locate an individual, particularly as a result of registration requirements for employment, housing and education, security checks...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.2 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
Police Organisation in India
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
25 December 2015
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Data on Police Organisations in India
Source:
India. Ministry of Home Affairs. Bureau of Police Research and Development.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Police Complaints Authorities in India: A Rapid Study
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
December 2012
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
crime; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture
Title:
“Bound by Brotherhood”: India's Failure to End Killings in Police Custody
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 December 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
The State of the Right to Life in India. A shadow report to the UN Human Rights Committee for its 115th session in Geneva, 19 October - 6 November 2015.
Source:
Asian Centre for Human Rights
Date of Document:
August 2015
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
India. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
India. Freedom of the Net 2016.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with their lives
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
29 August 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
India. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
India. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Treatment of Christians who have converted from Hinduism; whether there are instances of forced conversion from Christianity to Hinduism; information on state protection for those who are mistreated for being Christian or converting to Christianity
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 February 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of Sikhs in Punjab (2013-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of movement; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Situation of inter-religious couples from both urban and rural locations, including societal attitudes, treatment by government authorities and the treatment of their children (2005-April 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
children; extralegal executions/killings; honour crimes; human rights activists; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of Dera Sacha Sauda practitioners by political parties, society and government authorities (2009-April 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
children; conflict; judicial efficacy; political activities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of Ahmadis [Ahmadiyyas, Ahmadiyas] by society and authorities; state protection
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; religion; statistics
Title:
Situation of Sikhs outside the state of Punjab, including treatment by authorities; ability of Sikhs to relocate within India, including challenges they may encounter (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political opposition; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Constitutional and Legal Challenges Faced by Religious Minorities in India
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
8 February 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation of inter-caste couples, particularly those involving Dalits, from both urban and rural locations, including societal attitudes, treatment by government authorities and the treatment of their children (2005-April 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; social services; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
The Ambalakarar caste, including its position within the caste system and its relation to the Kallar caste; the situation of the Ambalakarar caste in Tamil Nadu (2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Keywords:
crime; tribes/clans
Title:
India. The Indigenous World 2017.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
25 April 2017
Author:
Tejang Chakma et al.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Treatment of Dalits by society and government authorities, including the state response to mistreatment (2010-March 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
India. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Michael Caster et al
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Chapter 2: Nature and extent of caste based atrocities. Chapter 3: Response of enforcement authorities: Police. Chapter 4: Response of the Judiciary. Equity Watch 2015: Access to Justice for Dalits in India.
Source:
Swadhikar - National Dalit Movement for Justice
Author:
Nalori Dhammei Chakma
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police report; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; tribes/clans; witness protection
Title:
Cleaning Human Waste: “Manual Scavenging,” Caste, and Discrimination in India
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; corruption; gender equality; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; race
Title:
Residency rights of Tibetan refugees, including the requirements and procedures for Tibetan refugees to obtain a Registration Certificate; rights to employment, education, health care, and other social services; consequences for Tibetans without...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
children; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; identity documents; internal displacement; labour; legal system; political activities; rejected asylum seekers; social services
Title:
Joint Stakeholder's Report on Caste Based Discrimination in India. 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council – India (III UPR Cycle- May 2017).
Source:
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 September 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Ability of Indian Tamils to relocate outside of Tamil Nadu to areas such as Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai or Chandigarh; treatment by society and access to housing, employment and social services (2012 - May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Chine/Inde: séjour des réfugié-e-s tibétain-e-s en Inde et retour en Inde
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
8 December 2015
Author:
Anne-Kathrin Glatz
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Treatment by authorities of Indian citizens who are deported back to India, who return without a valid passport and/or who are suspected of having requested refugee status while abroad (2013 - May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; crime; identity documents; legislation; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
India, Nepal, and China: Return of Tibetans from India and Nepal to China, including treatment of Tibetan returnees by Chinese authorities; return of Tibetans from China to Nepal and India (2013-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; police efficacy; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Countrywide response urgently required to address chronic internal displacement
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
20 April 2015
Author:
Frederik Kok; Marita Swain
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Ability of Tibetan refugees to exit and re-enter India, including the requirements and procedures for Tibetan refugees to obtain and renew an Identity Certificate (IC) and a 'No Objection to Return to India' stamp; whether the IC can be renewed...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 December 2014
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Pushed Aside: Displaced for 'Development' in India
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Nadine Walicki; Marita Swain
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Reports of police and government authorities seizing passports of political dissidents or suspected terrorists to prevent their departure from India (2010- May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; warrants
Title:
Requirements and procedures for tenant registration, including implementation, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.8 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
gangs; identity documents; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Information on airport security screening procedures for passengers departing on international flights (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 April 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
India. The 2016 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Communication between police offices across the country; whether police across India can locate an individual, particularly as a result of registration requirements for employment, housing and education, security checks, and technological surveillance
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.2 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
The Police Communication Network (POLNET); whether immigration authorities consult POLNET; conditions under which someone's name is placed in POLNET; whether the names of individuals who have been detained without charge are placed in POLNET; whether...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.5 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 March 2011
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Keywords:
police/security forces
Title:
Police communication and collaboration between stations; police communications technology; reasons for a state-wide or national search, inter-state arrests (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.6 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
Accessed Date:
31 May 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Requirements and procedures for tenant registration, including implementation, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.8 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
gangs; identity documents; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. India: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 1.13 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; document fraud; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Communication between police offices across the country, including the use of POLNET; whether police across India can locate an individual, particularly as a result of registration requirements for employment, housing and education, security checks...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.2 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
Treatment of members and supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar/Mann) party, particularly those who speak publicly about the treatment of Sikhs by the Indian authorities or those who call for the creation of Khalistan...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 4.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Reports of police seizing passports of political dissidents or suspected terrorists to prevent their departure from India
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.7 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2009
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; warrants
Title:
Situation of Sikhs outside the state of Punjab, including treatment by authorities; ability of Sikhs to relocate within India, including challenges they may encounter (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political opposition; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Airport security screening for passengers departing on international flights
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.9 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 April 2009
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; police/security forces
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2017:
Title:
Communication between police offices across the country; whether police across India can locate an individual, particularly as a result of registration requirements for employment, housing and education, security checks, and technological surveillance
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.2 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 May 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453988
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
The Police Communication Network (POLNET); whether immigration authorities consult POLNET; conditions under which someone's name is placed in POLNET; whether the names of individuals who have been detained without charge are placed in POLNET; whether...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.5 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 March 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453394
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Keywords:
police/security forces
Title:
Police communication and collaboration between stations; police communications technology; reasons for a state-wide or national search, inter-state arrests (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.6 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454554
Accessed Date:
31 May 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Requirements and procedures for tenant registration, including implementation, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.8 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454553
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
gangs; identity documents; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. India: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 1.13 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/565776/CIG-india-background-v2-February-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 May 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; document fraud; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Communication between police offices across the country, including the use of POLNET; whether police across India can locate an individual, particularly as a result of registration requirements for employment, housing and education, security checks...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 10.2 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 31 May 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2016
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456507
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance; warrants
Title:
Treatment of members and supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar/Mann) party, particularly those who speak publicly about the treatment of Sikhs by the Indian authorities or those who call for the creation of Khalistan...
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 4.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453968
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Reports of police seizing passports of political dissidents or suspected terrorists to prevent their departure from India
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.7 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452331
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; warrants
Title:
Situation of Sikhs outside the state of Punjab, including treatment by authorities; ability of Sikhs to relocate within India, including challenges they may encounter (2009-April 2013)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.4 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454556
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political opposition; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Airport security screening for passengers departing on international flights
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide MB6-01059/60 and published as 14.9 in the India National Documentation Package, dated 17 July 2015.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 April 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452306
Accessed Date:
12 October 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; police/security forces
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