Pakistan: Information since September 1997 on the harassment by Sunni fundamentalists of Sunni Muslims who convert to Shi'a Islam
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK28863.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information since September 1997 on the harassment by Sunni fundamentalists of Sunni Muslims who convert to Shi'a Islam, 1 March 1998, PAK28863.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab266.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information since September 1997 on the harassment by Sunni fundamentalists of Sunni Muslims who convert to Shi'a Islam could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. June 1997. Pakistan: Time to Take Human Rights Seriously.
Amnesty International Report 1997. 1997.
Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly. January-November 1997.
Current History [Philadelphia]. Monthly. January 1997-February 1998.
The Europa World Year Book 1997. 1997.
The Herald [Karachi]. Monthly. October 1997-February 1998.
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. 1997. State of Human Rights in 1996.
ODR. July 1997. Feuille d'information sur les pays: Pakistan: État en juillet 1997.
Office of Asylum Affairs (OAA), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, United States. June 1996. Pakistan: Profile of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions.
Pakistan: A Travel Survival Kit. April 1993.
Political Handbook of the World 1997. 1997.
Research Directorate. December 1997. Human Rights Information Package: Pakistan.
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Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS.