Venezuela: Information on the treatment of ethnic Colombians by the authorities and the general population in Venezuela
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VEN21946.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Information on the treatment of ethnic Colombians by the authorities and the general population in Venezuela, 1 October 1995, VEN21946.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abf023.html [accessed 9 October 2022] |
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Information on a specific Colombian ethnicity or on ethnic differences between Colombians and Venezuelans could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, Response to Information Request VEN21733.E of 13 September 1995 contains information addressing the situation of Colombians and other foreigners. The Response refers to recent tensions between Venezuela and Colombia, due in part to actions by Colombian guerrillas that resulted in numerous incidents on the Venezuelan side of the border, including the kidnapping and killing of Venezuelans. In addition to the comments provided in that Response, the news articles attached to this Response refer to border incidents in early 1995 and mention the temporary detention for interrogation and alleged abuse of a group of peasants, including both Venezuelans and legally-resident Colombians, in the area.
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 a list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Andean Newsletter [Lima]. March 1995. No. 100. "Venezuela: Guerrilla Violence and Subsequent Human rights Violations," pp. 6-7.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 14 September 1995. Vol. 27, No. 33. "Venezuela: Torture Protest," p. 7.
Additional Sources Consulted
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Country Reports for Human Rights Practices. Yearly.
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 4th. edition.
Ethnic Preference and Public Policy in Developing States. 1986. Boulder, Co.: Lynne Rienner.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly.
Keesing's Record of World Events [London]. Monthly.
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Lettre du Groupement pour le droit des minorités. Monthly.
Minority Peoples in the Age of Nation-States. 1989. London: Pluto Press.
The Minority Rights Group Reports. Various dates. London: La force des faibles. 1987. Paris: Larousse.
World Directory of Minorities. 1990. London: Minority Rights Groups International.
World Minorities in the Eighties. 1980. London: Quartermaine House.
Note:
This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
