Dokument #1057093
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No information on state or religious intervention in cases of the conversion of a parent could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
A representative of the Society for Christian Reflection in Malaysia states that custody of any child of a converted parent would be automatically awarded to the other parent, if that parent is Muslim (29 Nov. 2001). In cases of both parents converting, or of only one parent being available to the child, the representative explained that proselytizing of a Muslim is illegal; the child's faith would therefore be at risk, and the authorities could, depending on the state involved, be seen to intervene (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Society for Christian Reflection. 29
November 2001. Telephone interview and correspondence with
representative.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
World News Connection
Internet sites including:
American Center for Law and Justice
Amnesty International
AsiaWeek
Barnabus Fund
BBC News
Far Eastern Economic Review
International Christian Coalition
International Coalition for Religious
Freedom
Human Rights Watch
U.S. Department of State
World Corporal Punishment Research
World Evangelical Alliance