Kazakhstan: Information on organized crime and state protection available to victims of organized crime
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KKT25390.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Kazakhstan: Information on organized crime and state protection available to victims of organized crime, 1 November 1996, KKT25390.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac39c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For general information on the judicial system and the government bodies responsible for combating organized crime, please consult page 907, the first paragraph of page 908 and page 909 of Country Reports 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres. Additional information on the above-mentioned topics could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.
Additional Sources Consulted
CSCE Digest [Washington]. Monthly
DIRB country file on Kazakhstan.
DIRB databases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague]. Bi-monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
On-line search of media sources.
Three oral sources contacted did not provide information on the requested topics.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources.