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AGENT PERSECUTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

[A] person or a group of persons directly responsible for threatening or inflicting harm, who may be operating with the express or tacit approval of the authorities of the State.

OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Immigration and Refugee Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Droits et libertés
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

Personne, ou groupe de personnes, directement responsable de menaces ou de mauvais traitements, agissant avec l'aval formel ou tacite des autorités de l'État.

OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
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