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Citations
  
2005 SCC 40

Unanimous reasons by
  
The Court

Ruling court
  
Supreme Court of Canada

Docket No.
  
30025

Docket number
  
30,025

Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

Full case name
  
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v Léon Mugesera, Gemma Uwamariya, Irenée Rutema, Yves Rusi, Carmen Nono, Mireille Urumuri and Marie‑Grâce Hoho

Prior history
  
APPEAL from Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2003 FCA 325 (8 September 2003), setting aside Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2001 FCT 460 (10 May 2001)


Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision. The Court upheld the deportation order for Léon Mugesera, a politician from Rwanda, on the grounds of inciting hatred and for suspicion of crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the Rwandan Genocide.

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Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) Wikipedia