Venezuela: Information on the early 1995 disappearance of Miguel Colina, student leader in Valencia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VEN23302.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Information on the early 1995 disappearance of Miguel Colina, student leader in Valencia, 1 March 1996, VEN23302.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd80.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above-mention person could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
For information on the late 1995 arrest and detention of Osman José Colina, a student leader in Valencia, please consult the attached Amnesty International documents.
Please find enclosed media reports of student involvement in protests and demonstrations in Valencia and other major Venezuelan urban centres during early 1995.
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
Agence France Press (AFP). 21 February 1995. "Student Riots in Maracay, Valencia." (FBIS-LAT-95-036 23 February 1995, pp. 71-72
Associated Press (AP). 16 March 1995. "Venezuela Demonstration Fizzles." (NEXIS)
Amnesty International. 15 November 1995. Urgent Action: Venezuela: Carlos José Gonz lez, Student. (AI Index: AMR 53/13/95). London: Amnesty International.
_____. 2 November 1995. Urgent Action: Venezuela: Carlos José Gonz lez, Osman José Colina Hern dez, Guillermo Tamayo Rivas, Juan José Villamizar, Luis Gerónimo Vel squez, José Vargas Pérez - Students. (AI Index: AMR 53/12/95). London: Amnesty International.
_____. 23 October 1995. Urgent Action: Venezuela: Fear of Torture/Legal Concern: Carlos José Gonz lez, Osman José Colina Hern dez, Guillermo Tamayo Rivas, Juan José Villamizar, Luis Gerónimo Vel squez, José Vargas Pérez -Students.(AI Index: AMR 53/11/95). London: Amnesty International.
Centroamerica: The Month in Review [Minneapolis]. June 1995. Vol. 10. No. 5. "Venezuela: Police Crack-Downs," p. 10.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. March 1995. Vol. 41, No. 3. "Venezuela: Mass Arrests," p. 40452.
Latin American Weekly Report [London]. 6 April 1995. "Protests Spread After Student Dies." United Press International (UPI). 24 February 1995. BC Cycle. "Venezuela Gets Tough on Protests." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report 1995. 1995
Andean Newsletter [Lima]. Monthly. January-May 1995.
Centroamerica: The Month in Review. Monthly. January-June 1995.
DIRB Amnesty International "Urgent Action: Venezuela" file
DIRB country file.
DIRB Indexed Media Review, "Venezuela". January-July 1995 Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. January-August 1995.
Latinamerica Press. Weekly. January-May 1995.
Latin American Regional Reports. Andean Group Report. Monthly. January-June 1995.
Latin American Weekly Report [London]. Weekly. January-June 1995.
Keesing's Record of World Events. January-April 1995.
News from Americas Watch.
On-line media sources.