India: Information from the Punjab-based International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) on how reports of Amnesty International and Asia Watch confirm the allegations that police authorities throughout India check the lists of suspected militants and return those persons to Punjab, as indicated in the attached letter sent by IHRO in response to the attached query of the Vancouver-based West Coast Immigration Consultants Ltd.
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND15114.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Information from the Punjab-based International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) on how reports of Amnesty International and Asia Watch confirm the allegations that police authorities throughout India check the lists of suspected militants and return those persons to Punjab, as indicated in the attached letter sent by IHRO in response to the attached query of the Vancouver-based West Coast Immigration Consultants Ltd., 1 November 1993, IND15114.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe07c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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A letter on the above-mentioned subject was sent by fax to the International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) on 26 August 1993. Unfortunately, the DIRB did not receive a reply.
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.
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