Guatemala: Information on the current status of the Frente Estudiantil Robin Garcia (FERG), the Guerilla Army of the Poor's youth wing
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GTM18095.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guatemala: Information on the current status of the Frente Estudiantil Robin Garcia (FERG), the Guerilla Army of the Poor's youth wing, 1 August 1994, GTM18095.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8748.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the Guerilla Army of the Poor's youth wing is unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa. However, for information on the Guerilla Army of the Poor and the recent peace agreement between the government and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union (GNRU), an umbrella organization of four leftist groups, please refer to the attachments.
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.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 17 June 1994. Annie Thomas. "Accord sur les deplaces entre la guerilla et le governement guatemalteques." (NEXIS)
. 29 March 1994. Yurtsay Mihcioglu. "La guerilla et le gouvernement guatemalteque signent deux accords preliminaires." (NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 8 January 1994. "Defence Minister on Mexican Crisis, Reinforcement of Border Security." (NEXIS)
Facts on File World News Digest. 7 April 1994. "Rights Pact Ends Peace Talks Impasse; Other Developments." (NEXIS)
Inter Press Service. 16 February 1994. Fabiana Freyssinet. "Guatemala: Peace Talks to Exclude Truth Commission Issue." (NEXIS)
. 16 February 1994. Fabiana Frayssinet. "Guatemala: Repressive Structure Still Intact, Church Warns." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 23 June 1994. BC Cycle. Luis de Leon. "Rights Pact Brings Guatemala Nearer Peace." (NEXIS)
. 14 February 1994. BC Cycle. Fiona Neill. "Guatemala Government Expects Human Rights Accord." (NEXIS)
Central American Report [Guatemala City]. 22 July 1994. Vol. 21, No. 27. "Guatemala: Political Violence Casts a Growing Shadow," pp. 4-5.
. 1 July 1994. Vol. 21, No. 24. "Guatemala: Unearthing or Covering up the Past?," p. 1.
. 1 July 1994. Vol. 21, No. 24. "Special Document I: Guatemala: Accord on the Establishment of the Commission for the Historical Clarification of Human Rights Violations...."
. 1 July 1994. Vol. 21, No. 24. "Special Document II: Guatemala: Proposal of the Civil Society Assembly...."
. 24 June 1994. Vol. 21, No. 23 "Guatemala: Peace Process Inches Forward," p. 4.
. 24 June 1994. Vol. 21, No. 23 "Guatemala: Special Document: Agreement for the Resettlement of Populations Displaced by the Armed Conflict."
. 8 April 1994. Vol. 21, No. 12. "Guatemala: Tensions Mount," p. 1.
. 8 April 1994. Vol. 21, No. 12. "Guatemala: Special Document: Global Human Rights Accord."
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Manchester Guardian Weekly. 27 February 1994. Betrand de la Grange. "Guatemalan Guerrillas Emerge From the Jungle."
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