Chile: Information on the Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (AFDD) in Region V, including whether Merari Agurto was its president in December 1996, whether it issues certificates to its informants, whether the certificate states that those informants are in danger for providing information, whether the name of the informant appears on the certificate, on the steps taken by the AFDD to protect its informants and the protection available for informants who are identified
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHL28964.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chile: Information on the Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (AFDD) in Region V, including whether Merari Agurto was its president in December 1996, whether it issues certificates to its informants, whether the certificate states that those informants are in danger for providing information, whether the name of the informant appears on the certificate, on the steps taken by the AFDD to protect its informants and the protection available for informants who are identified, 1 April 1998, CHL28964.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab3b33.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The following information was provided to the Research Directorate by the Vice-president and the International Relations representative of the Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (AFDD), headquartered in Santiago, in a 17 April 1998 letter.
There is a chapter of the AFDD in the city of Valparaíso, which is located in RegiónV of Chile. This chapter is represented by Merari Agurto in AFDD regional coordination meetings (Agrupaciones de Regiones), which occur regularly.
As a rule, the AFDD does not issue any type of certificate to individuals who deliver information to the AFDD and does not in any instance make public their names. This is the only assurance the AFDD takes to protect its informants. However, the Santiago headquarters was unable to confirm whether the Valparaíso chapter issues certificates to its informants.
The letter stated that the AFDD is unaware of any person who has provided information to the AFDD, past or present, to have experienced problems.
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.
Reference
Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (AFDD), Santiago, Chile. 17 April 1998. Letter sent by the Vice-president and International Relations representative.