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Korea (South): Situation and treatment of failed refugee claimants, especially those who made their claim in North America (1998)

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 December 1998
Citation / Document Symbol KOR30571.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Korea (South): Situation and treatment of failed refugee claimants, especially those who made their claim in North America (1998), 1 December 1998, KOR30571.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab468c.html [accessed 3 November 2019]
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No information on the situation and treatment of failed refugee claimants, especially those who made their claim in North America, 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 find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Amnesty International press releases. 1998. (WWW)

Amnesty International Report 1997. 1997.

Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly. January 1997, January 1998.

News from Asia Watch [NY]. Monthly. 1995-present.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997. 30 January 1998.

The Europa World Year Book 1998. 1998.

Human Rights Watch World Report 1998. 1997.

LCHR. 1997. Critique 1996.

     Resource Centre. "Korea" country file. January 1997-present.

_____. "Korea: Amnesty International" country file. January 1997-present.

USCR. 1998. World Refugee Survey 1998.

     Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, NEXIS, REFWORLD.

Non-documentary sources: Unsuccessful attempts to contact four oral sources.

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