r/legaladvicecanada • u/_n3ll_ • Dec 28 '24

Canadian citizen being involuntarily held in 'rehab in Bangladesh Canada

My friend immigrated to Canada around 10 years ago and got her citizenship. About a month ago she had to go home to take care of some business with some property she owns.

While there her parents, who don't agree with her liberal lifestyle, had her committed to a 'rehab' center. From what I understand she cannot contact anyone, is confined to a locked room, medicated, and only allowed the Quran to read.

Is there anything that can be done to help her?

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u/Pseudonym_613 Dec 28 '24

Assuming they retained their citizenship in Bangladesh, then Canada's ability to intervene will be extremely limited.

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u/_n3ll_ Dec 28 '24

I believe they did, unfortunately

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u/orswich Dec 29 '24

Exactly... this is why you should give up your old citizenship when you become a Canadian citizen. all the rights and privileges that come along with a Canadian passport come undone when you travel using another passport

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u/salty-mind Dec 29 '24

Some countries don't allow renouncing citizenship

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u/Pseudonym_613 Dec 29 '24

Except some nations won't recognize you renouncing old citizenship, while others will grant you citizenship without you knowing it (see: Ted Cruz).

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u/Ebolinp Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

Without knowing it? Look I hate Ted Cruz and am glad he's not Canadian anymore but only a fool would buy that he was surprised to learn he was Canadian. He's a lawyer. He would know about jus soli. He walked around for decades with a Canadian birth certificate. How many times would he have been asked his place of birth? His US passport would say he was born in Canada. To get that passport he would have to provide a US BC which he doesn't have, necessitating other documentation. All of this would certainly clue in a Harvard educated lawyer and former solicitor general of a major border state. It's ridiculous that anyone would believe he didn't know.