Eritrea: Information on the Abdallah Faction of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) party, its origins, tribal affiliation, relations with the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and on how its members are treated by the EPLF
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ERT23574.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Eritrea: Information on the Abdallah Faction of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) party, its origins, tribal affiliation, relations with the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and on how its members are treated by the EPLF, 1 April 1996, ERT23574.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acad94.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. However, for general information on the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the treatment of opposition parties by the government of Eritrea, please consult the attached excerpts from Ethiopia: A Country Study and Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995 and also refer to the Extended Response to Information Request ERT20418.EX of March 1996 which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. 1996. United States Department of States. Washington, DC. (Excerpts from the electronic version received from the Resource Information Centre, US Immigration and Naturalization Services)
Ethiopia: A Country Study. 1993. Edited by Thomas P. Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, pp. 239-44.
Additional Sources Consulted
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Daily.
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.
On-line searches for news articles (NEXIS)
Note: Unsuccessful attempts were made to contact oral sources.