IRB Complaints
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Canadian refugee adjudicators asked ‘offensive’ and ‘insensitive’ questions: reportAdjudicators breached their code of conduct and deprived refugee claimants of their right to a fair hearing.CanadaMay 10, 2021
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Refugee adjudicator says woman’s choice to keep baby means rape never happenedGender-based violence experts are deeply disturbed by a recent decision that said a woman's explanation for keeping her child 'does not make sense.'InvestigationsFeb 11, 2020
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Calls for change at refugee board after woman asked why husband didn’t ‘just kill’ herLawyers calling for change say the case highlights long-standing concerns about the competence and professionalism of some judges.InvestigationsJan 28, 2020
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Refugee judge who asked woman why husband didn’t ‘just kill’ her to face internal reviewCanada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) says the refugee judge's "insensitive" questions have prompted the internal review.InvestigationsNov 29, 2019
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Refugee judge asks woman why her husband wouldn’t ‘just kill’ herThe woman's lawyer says the question was an "egregious violation" of guidelines set out for cases involving allegations of sexual assault and domestic abuse.InvestigationsNov 27, 2019
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Man nicknamed ‘Dr. No’ because he denied so many refugees, rehired to decide asylum claimsA former refugee judge who once wrote that most refugees are liars was recently rehired by Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board.CanadaFeb 5, 2019
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Immigration board ‘revamping’ complaint process after Global News investigationA Global News investigation revealed allegations of "aggressive" and "incompetent" behaviour from two former refugee judges.CanadaApr 25, 2018
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Refugee judge accused of ‘incompetence’ in Global News investigation, ‘no longer an employee of the IRB’A powerful refugee judge accused of "incompetence" and agressive behaviour in a Global News investigation is "no longer an employee" of the Immigration and Refugee Board. But questions still remain about how and why she left the IRB.InvestigationsMar 8, 2018
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Conservative MP calls for ‘overhaul’ of IRB complaint process following Global News investigationConservative MP Michelle Rempel says the IRB needs an "overhaul." She's calling for a review of the complaint system following a Global News investigation.InvestigationsFeb 1, 2018
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MP calls allegations of ‘sexist,’ ‘aggressive’ behaviour by refugee judges ‘disturbing’NDP immigration critic, Jenny Kwan, is calling for a review of the way complaints against refugee judges are handled after a Global News investigation revealed allegations of 'sexist' and 'aggressive' behaviour.InvestigationsJan 30, 2018
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