El Salvador: Information from non-government sources on the penalties imposed on those who deserted from military service before the peace accords came into effect in February 1992
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV19136.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information from non-government sources on the penalties imposed on those who deserted from military service before the peace accords came into effect in February 1992, 1 December 1994, SLV19136.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6954.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information further to that provided in previous Responses could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB. The documents attached to Response to Information Request SLV13641 of 5 April 1993 were provided by two of the most prominent human rights organizations in El Salvador, the Tutela Legal of the Archbishop's office and the Human Rights Centre of the Central American University at San Salvador (also known as the Jesuit University), in response to DIRB questions on the penalties imposed on persons who deserted from military service before and after the peace accords went into effect.
Other human rights organizations, including Americas Watch and El Rescate Human Rights Department, were contacted by the DIRB with regard to the previous information requests mentioned in this Response, but no additional information could be obtained.
Further information on penalties for desertion and evasion of military service can be found in Responses to Information Requests SLV17173.E of 22 April 1994, SLV17944.E of 4 August 1994 and SLV18224.E of 16 August 1994.
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 attached the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
Sources Consulted
Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. Bi-monthly.
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. Weekly.
Central America Update [Toronto]. Bi-monthly.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. Weekly.
Latin American Weekly Report [London]. Weekly.
Latin American Regional Reports: Central America & the Caribbean [London]. Monthly.
News from Americas Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports. Daily.
Newspapers and periodicals pertaining to the appropriate region.
On-line searches of news articles.
Note on oral sources:
Oral sources are usually contacted when documentary sources have been exhausted. However, oral sources must agree to be quoted in a publicly available Response to Information Request. If they refuse, the Response will read "no information currently available." Contacting oral sources is also subject to time constraints; for example, there are periods of the year when academics are unavailable.
Note:
This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.