Ethiopia: The chair of the Legal affairs department of the Ethiopian parliament in 1998; current position and name of wife
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 14 October 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH32934.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: The chair of the Legal affairs department of the Ethiopian parliament in 1998; current position and name of wife, 14 October 1999, ETH32934.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad4d14.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Several sources state that Abdul-Aziz Ahmed is the chairman of the legal affairs standing committee of the house of people's representatives (Ethiopian News Agency 8 Oct. 1999; Xinhua News Agency 17 Apr. 1999; 13 May 1998; VOA 23 Dec. 1998; 2 June 1998).
No reports on his current whereabouts nor on the name of his wife could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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 see the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Addis Ababa. 8 October 1999. "Respect for Muslims Rights Lauded."
VOA. 23 December 1998. "From Opposite Directions." (NEXIS)
_____. 2 June 1998. "Ethiopia: Seven Days in Politics" (NEXIS/Africa News)
Xinhua News Agency. April 1999. "Ethiopia to Discuss rights Institutions." (NEXIS)
_____.13 May 1998. "Ethiopan Speaker Calls for Political Empowerment of Citizens." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. January 1998 -September 1999. Vols. 38-40. Nos. 1-25.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. January-December 1998. Vols.35. Nos. 1-12.
Amnesty International. 1999. Amnesty International Report 1999. New York: Amnesty International USA.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998 1999 United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Press.
Ethiopian Register, Minnesota. May 1999-Oct. 1999. Monthly.
Horn of Africa Bulletin [Uppsala]. January 1998-May 1999. Bi-monthly. Nos. 1-6.
The Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]. Weekly. January 1998-October 1999. Nos. 793-873.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. May 1998-May 1999. Monthly. Vols. 44-45.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, World Network Connection (WNC)
Unsuccessful attempts to reach oral sources.