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CCPR - Canada

Complete list of decisions

Case Name Comm Number Date Articles Outcome
C.E. v. Canada 13/1977 25 August 1977   Inadmissible
Z.Z. v. Canada 17/1977 18 July 1978   Inadmissible
N.S. v. Canada 26/1978 28 July 1978   Inadmissible
D.B. v. Canada 15/1977 24 April 1979   Inadmissible
C.J. v. Canada 19/1977 13 August 1979   Inadmissible
L.P. v. Canada 2/1976 14 August 1979   Inadmissible
Lovelace v. Canada 24/1977 14 August 1979   Admissible
Pinkney v. Canada 27/1978 02 April 1980   Admissible
A.S. v. Canada 68/1980 31 March 1981   Inadmissible
Lovelace v. Canada 24/1977 (R.6/24) 30 July 1981 2, 3, 12, 23, 26 27 Violation
A.R.S. v. Canada 91/1981 28 October 1981   Inadmissible
Pinkney v. Canada 27/1977 (R.7/27) 29 October 1981 10(1, 2), 14(3c, 5), 17(1) Violation
Van Duzen v. Canada 50/1979 (R.12/50) 07 April 1982 15(1) No Violation
MacIsaac v. Canada 55/1979 14 October 1982 15(1) No Violation
E.H.P. v. Canada 67/1980 27 October 1982   Inadmissible
J.R.T. and the W.G. Party v. Canada 104/1981 06 April 1983 19, 20(2) Inadmissible
J.S. v. Canada 130/1982 06 April 1983 14 (3d) Inadmissible
L.S.N. v. Canada 94/1981 30 March 1984   Admissable (discontinued)
A.D. v. Canada 78/1980 29 July 1984   Inadmissible
J.K. v. Canada 174/1984 26 October 1984   Inadmissible
C.F. et al. v. Canada 113/1981 12 April 1985   Inadmissible
J.H. v. Canada 187/1985 12 April 1985   Inadmissible
Y.L. v. Canada 112/1981 08 April 1986 14(1) Inadmissible
J.B. et al. v. Canada 118/1982 18 July 1986 22 Inadmissible
S.H.B. v. Canada 192/1985 24 March 1987   Inadmissible
V.M.R.B. v. Canada 236/1987 18 July 1988 6, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19 Inadmissible
R.L. v. Canada 342/1989 07 April 1989   Inadmissible
Bhinder v. Canada 208/1986 09 November 1989 18, 26 No Violation
Lubicon Lake Band v. Canada 167/1984 26 March 1990 27, 1 Violation
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada 359 & 385/1989 18 October 1990    
Z.P. v. Canada 341/1988 11 April 1991 14(1, 3) Inadmissible
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada 359 & 385/1989 11 April 1991   Admissible
Marshall et al. v. Canada 205/1986 04 November 1991 25(a) No Violation
R.L. et al. v. Canada 358/1989 05 November 1991   Inadmissible
J.J.C. v. Canada 367/1989 05 November 1991   Inadmissible
J.P. v. Canada 446/1991 07 November 1991   Inadmissible
K.C. v. Canada 486/1992 29 July 1992   Inadmissible
G.T. v. Canada 420/1990 23 October 1992   Inadmissible
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada 359/1989 & 385/1989 31 March 1993 19, 26, 27 Violation
Singer v. Canada 455/1991 08 April 1993   Admissible
Kindler v. Canada 470/1991 30 July 1993 6, 7 No Violation
H.T.B. v. Canada 534/1993 19 October 1993   Inadmissible
Cox v. Canada 539/1993 03 November 1993   Admissible
Ng v. Canada 469/1991 05 November 1993 6(1, 2), 7, 10 Violation
Stewart v. Canada 538/1993 18 March 1994   Admissible
J.M. v. Canada 559/1993 08 April 1994   Inadmissible
M.A.B., W.A.T. and J.-A.Y.T. v. Canada 570/1993 08 April 1994   Inadmissible
Singer v. Canada 455/1991 26 July 1994 19(2) Violation
Canepa v. Canada 558/1993 13 October 1994 7, 12(4), 17 Admissible
Cox v. Canada 539/1993 31 October 1994 6, 7,14, 26 No Violation
Atkinson et al. v. Canada 573/1994 31 October 1995   Inadmissible
Lacika v. Canada 638/1995 03 November 1995   Inadmissible
Stewart v. Canada 538/1993 01 November 1996 12(4), 17, 23 No Violation
Canepa v. Canada 558/1993 03 April 1997 7, 12(4), 17 No Violation
Badu v. Canada 603/1994 18 July 1997   Inadmissible
Nartey v. Canada 604/1994 18 July 1997   Inadmissible
Adu v. Canada 654/1995 18 July 1997 14(1) Inadmissible
Singh v. Canada 761/1997 29 July 1997 7, 14 Inadmissible
Byrne and Lazarescu v. Canada 742/1997 25 March 1999 26 Inadmissible
Gauthier v. Canada 633/1995 07 April 1999 19(2,3) Violation
Cziklin v. Canada 741/1997 27 July 1999   Inadmissible
Tadman et al. v. Canada 816/1998 29 October 1999   Inadmissible
Waldman v. Canada 694/1996 03 November 1999 26 Violation
G. v. Canada 934/2000 17 July 2000 14 Inadmissible
Gillan v. Canada 936/2000 17 July 2000   Inadmissible
Ross v. Canada 736/1997 18 October 2000 18, 19 No Violation
Devgan v. Canada 948/2000 30 October 2000   Inadmissible
Keshavjee v. Canada 949/2000 02 November 2000   Inadmissible
Riley et. al. v. Canada 1048/2002 21 March 2002   Inadmissible
Truong v. Canada 743/1997 28 March 2003   Inadmissible
Zündel v. Canada 953/2000 27 July 2003 19(2) Inadmissible
Judge v. Canada 829/1998 05 August 2003 2(3), 6, 6(1, 2) Violation
Fabrikant v. Canada 970/2001 06 November 2003   Inadmissible
Ahani v. Canada 1051/2002 29 March 2004 7, 9(1, 4), 13 Violation
Romans v. Canada 1040/2001 09 July 2004   Inadmissible
Jazairi v. Canada 958/2000 26 October 2004 26, 50 Inadmissible
Dupuy v. Canada 939/2000 18 March 2005   Inadmissible
Hoffman v. Canada 1220/2003 25 July 2005   Inadmissible
Howard v. Canada 879/1999 26 July 2005 27 No Violation
Queenan v. Canada 1379/2005 26 July 2005   Inadmissible
Singh v. Canada 1315/2004 30 March 2006   Inadmissible
Khan v. Canada 1302/2004 25 July 2006 6, 7 Inadmissible
Bhullar v. Canada 982/2001 31 October 2006   Inadmissible
Obodzinsky v. Canada 1124/2002 19 March 2007 7 No Violation
J. T. v. Canada 1052/2002 20 March 2007 2, 2(3a),14(1), 17, 23, 24 Violation
Zundel v. Canada 1341/2005 20 March 2007 9(1), 14 Inadmissible
P.K. v. Canada 1234/2003 20 March 2007 6, 7, 14(1) Inadmissible
Camara v. Canada 1365/2005 24 July 2007   Inadmissible
Pham v. Canada 1534/2006 22 July 2008   Inadmissible
Kibale v. Canada 1562/2007 22 July 2008 14(1) Inadmissible
Tadman and Prentice v. Canada 1481/2006 22 July 2008   Inadmissible
F.M. et al. v. Canada 1580/2007 30 October 2008   Inadmissible
Anani v. Canada 1766/2008 30 October 2008   Inadmissible
Kaur v. Canada 1455/2006 30 October 2008 6, 7, 14(1) Inadmissible
Shergill et al. v. Canada 1506/2006 30 October 2008   Inadmissible
Dastgir v. Canada 1578/2007 30 October 2008   Inadmissible
Wilfred v. Canada 1638/2007 30 October 2008   Inadmissible
Boyer v. Canada 1774/2008 27 March 2009   Inadmissible
Cridge v. Canada 1529/2006 27 March 2009   Inadmissible
Tarlue v. Canada 1551/2007 27 March 2009 7 Inadmissible
Kly v. Canada 1576/2007 27 March 2009   Inadmissible
Dauphin v. Canada 1792/2008 28 July 2009 17, 23(1) Violation
Vargay v. Canada 1639/2007 28 July 2009   Inadmissible
Vaid v. Canada 1871/2009 28 July 2009   Inadmissible
Dumont v. Canada 1467/2006 16 March 2010 2(3), 14(6) Violation
Hamida v. Canada 1544/2007 18 March 2010 2(1), 2(3)(a), 7 Violation
Bibaud v. Canada 1747/2008 19 March 2010   Inadmissible
Kaba v. Canada 1465/2006 25 March 2010 7, 24(1) Violation
D.J.D.G. et al. v. Canada 1872/2009 26 July 2010   Inadmissible
Pillai et al. v. Canada 1763/2008 25 March 2011 7 Violation
Warsame v. Canada 1959/2010 21 July 2011 2(3), 6(1), 7, 12(4), 17, 23(1) Violation
A. A. v. Canada 1819/2008 31 October 2011   Inadmissible
K. A. L. and A. A. M. L. v. Canada 1816/2008 26 March 2012 6(1), 7, 9(1), 18, 24(1), 27 Inadmissible
S. V. et al. v. Canada 1827/2008 23 July 2012 2(3), 6(1), 7, 9(1), 14, 17, 23(1) Inadmissible
Thuraisamy v. Canada 1912/2009 31 October 2012 6(1), 7, 9(1) Violation
Shakeel v. Canada 1881/2009 24 July 2013 2, 6, 7, 9, 14 Violation
Choudhary v. Canada 1898/2009 28 October 2013 2, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17, 23, 24 Violation
A.H.G. v. Canada 2091/2011 25 March 2015 2, 6, 17, 21, 23 Violation
Y. v. Canada, Sri Lanka 2280/2013 22 July 2015 6, 7, 9 (1) No Violation
F.M. v. Canada 2284/2013 05 November 2015 2, 6(1), 7, 13 No Violation
X v. Canada 2366/2014 05 November 2015 6, 7, 9, 19 26 No Violation
Y v. Canada 2327/2014 10 March 2016 26, 3, 5(2(b), 6(1), 7, 9(1) No Violation
Y. v. Canada 2314/2013 22 March 2016 6 (1), 7, 9 (1) No Violation
D.T. and A.A. v. Canada 2081/2011 15 July 2016 17, 23, 24 Violation
A.B. v. Canada 2387/2014 15 July 2016 17, 2(3), 23(1), 6(1), 7 No Violation
X. and Y. v. Canada 2771/2016 03 November 2016 2(3), 14(1), 19, 26 Inadmissible
Ch.H.O. v. Canada 2195/2012 03 November 2016 2 (1) (3), 18 (2) Inadmissible
Saxena v. Canada 2118/2011 03 November 2016 9, 13 Violation
Contreras v. Canada 2613/2015 27 March 2017 2(3), 6, 7, 9, 17, 23 Violation
K.B.A. and M.K.A. v. Canada 2263/2013 28 March 2017 N/A Admissable (discontinued)
V.M. v. Canada 2261/2013 28 March 2017 N/A Admissable (discontinued)
Basem Ahmed Issa Yassin et. al. v. Canada 2285/2013 26 July 2017 12(1), 17, 27, 7 Inadmissible
K.E.R. v. Canada 2196/2012 28 July 2017 14, 17, 19, 23, 2(3), 9 Inadmissible
N.D.J.M.D. v. Canada 2487/2014 08 November 2017 6 (1), 7, 9 (1) No Violation
W.K. v. Canada 2292/2013 27 March 2018 6 (1), 7, 9 (1), 17, 18, 27 No Violation
Deepan Budlakoti v. Canada 2264/2013 18 April 2018 2 (3), 3, 4, 9, 12 (4), 14, 17, 23 (1) and 24 (3) Violation

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  1. requests made by the treaty body for interim measures
  2. decisions to deal jointly with cases
  3. admissibility decisions (normally decisions determining a complaint is admissible are not issued separately and hence this category involves decisions in which complaints are found to be inadmissible)
  4. final views.

Information on follow-up of final Views where a violation has been found is included in the section entitled "Follow-up: Jurisprudence".