Guatemala: Update to Response to Information Request GTM28982.E of 23 March 1998 on the Foundation for Peace in Guatemala (FUNDEPAZGUA), whether their medical clinic was bombed in February 1995, whether a doctor with the organization was killed by the army in September 1996, and whether an article on FUNDEPAZGUA appeared in the University of Guatemala's Diario Universario in late 1996
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GTM29664.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guatemala: Update to Response to Information Request GTM28982.E of 23 March 1998 on the Foundation for Peace in Guatemala (FUNDEPAZGUA), whether their medical clinic was bombed in February 1995, whether a doctor with the organization was killed by the army in September 1996, and whether an article on FUNDEPAZGUA appeared in the University of Guatemala's Diario Universario in late 1996, 1 July 1998, GTM29664.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8184.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No reports of the Foundation for Peace in Guatemala (FUNDEPAZGUA) could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Please note that The World of Learning 1998 listing for Guatemalan universities does not include a University of Guatemala (1997, 649-650). In a 7 July 1998 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, an employee at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) stated that the only USAC student newspaper she was aware of was Revista.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The World of Learning 1998. 1997. 48th ed. London: Europa Publications.
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), Guatemala City. 7 July 1998. Telephone interview with an employee.
Additional Sources Consulted
Central America NewsPak [Austin]. 1995-1997.
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 1995-1997.
Guatemala Human Rights Update [Washington DC]. 1995-1997.
Indexed Media Review: Guatemala. 1995-1997.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1995-1997.
Resource Centre Amnesty International File: Guatemala. 1995-1997.
Resource Centre Country File: Guatemala. 1995-1997.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).