Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q1 2020
Dear Security Bureau,
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
(1) How many appeals/petitions were received, determined, and allowed, respectively, by the Torture Claims Appeal Board (TCAB) in the first quarter of 2020.
(2) Of the non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the first quarter of 2020, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?
(3) How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement claims were there before the TCAB as of March 2020?
Thank you,
Rachel Li
Justice Centre Hong Kong
Dear Ms Li,
Our Bureau has received your application for access to information on 28
April 2020. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our Bureau will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 18
May 2020. In the meantime, please contact me at 3106 3749 if you have any
questions. Thank you.
Regards,
Manyi Wong
Security Bureau
From: Rachel Li <[FOI #470 email]>
To: FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date: 28/04/2020 15:17
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board - Q1 2020
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Dear Security Bureau,
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
(1) How many appeals/petitions were received, determined, and allowed,
respectively, by the Torture Claims Appeal Board (TCAB) in the first
quarter of 2020.
(2) Of the non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the first
quarter of 2020, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?
(3) How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement
claims were there before the TCAB as of March 2020?
Thank you,
Rachel Li
Justice Centre Hong Kong
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Dear Ms Li,
I refer to your email of 28 April 2020 requesting for provision of
information on the number of appeals/petitions ("appeals") handled by the
Torture Claims Appeal Board in the first quarter of 2020. Our reply is
given as follows -
(a) Number of appeals received: 196
(b) Number of appeals concluded: 652
(c) Number of appeals allowed: 11 (all relating to appeals against
decisions of the Immigration Department rejecting a non-refoulement claim)
(d) Number of appeals pending determination as at 31 March 2020: 2 786
Regards,
Manyi Wong
Security Bureau
From: SB-AIOREQ/SB/HKSARG
To: Rachel Li <[FOI #470 email]>,
Date: 05/05/2020 15:18
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board - Q1 2020
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Dear Ms Li,
Our Bureau has received your application for access to information on 28
April 2020. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our Bureau will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 18
May 2020. In the meantime, please contact me at 3106 3749 if you have any
questions. Thank you.
Regards,
Manyi Wong
Security Bureau
From: Rachel Li <[FOI #470 email]>
To: FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date: 28/04/2020 15:17
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board - Q1 2020
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Security Bureau,
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
(1) How many appeals/petitions were received, determined, and allowed,
respectively, by the Torture Claims Appeal Board (TCAB) in the first
quarter of 2020.
(2) Of the non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the first
quarter of 2020, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?
(3) How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement
claims were there before the TCAB as of March 2020?
Thank you,
Rachel Li
Justice Centre Hong Kong
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