Nicaragua: Information on the current degree of Sandinista control of the army and police
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | NIC23869.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nicaragua: Information on the current degree of Sandinista control of the army and police, 1 May 1996, NIC23869.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad7b.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Specific information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For information on recent changes within the police and military, please consult the attachments.
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.
Attachments
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 29 September 1995. Vol. 22, No. 37. "Nicaragua: Military Conversion," pp. 4-5.
_____. 30 June 1995. Vol. 22, No. 24. "Nicaragua: National Police Under Scrutiny," pp. 5-6.
El Nuevo Diario [Managua, in Spanish]. 19 February 1996. Edgard Barberena. "Nicaragua: Army Dismisses Fear of Elected Candidate." (FBIS-LAT-96-037 19 Feb. 1996, n.p.)
Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook 1995. 1995. Edited by Peter Baehr et al. Oslo: Nordic Human Rights Institute, pp. 213-14.
The New York Times. 22 February 1996. Julia Preston. "Born of War, Nicaragua's Police Keep the Peace." (Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. 19 Feb.-3 Mar. 1996. Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 11)