Sri Lanka: Current information on whether Tamil Catholic priests in Colombo are being harassed or mistreated

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 January 1997
Citation / Document Symbol LKA25885.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Current information on whether Tamil Catholic priests in Colombo are being harassed or mistreated, 1 January 1997, LKA25885.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe298.html [accessed 17 September 2023]
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

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 below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly. June-October 1996.

Current History [Philadelphia]. Monthly. May 1996-January 1997.

DIRB. Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. Weekly. July 1996-present.

_____. "Sri Lanka" country file. June 1996-present.

_____. "Sri Lanka: Amnesty International" country file. January 1996-present.

Human Rights Watch World Report 1997. 1996.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. Monthly. June-September 1996.

News from Asia Watch [New York]. Monthly. 1995 to present.

Refugee Branch, Asylum Division, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa. Infrequent reports. January 1996-present.

Sri Lanka Information Monitor: Situation Report [Colombo]. Monthly. June-December 1996.

The Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. Monthly. June-November 1996.

Tamil Information [London]. Quarterly. March-May 1996, June-Sept. 1996.

Tamil Times [Surrey]. Monthly. June-November 1996.

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