El Salvador: Information on the recruitment of young men by the National Civilian Police to serve as informants within street gangs, and on the protection available to such persons if they cooperate as informants, 1997
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV28872.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on the recruitment of young men by the National Civilian Police to serve as informants within street gangs, and on the protection available to such persons if they cooperate as informants, 1997, 1 February 1998, SLV28872.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd94.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Information on the recruitment of young men by the National Civilian Police to serve as informants within street gangs in 1997 could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
For information on protection measures available from the National Civilian Police or other agencies, please refer to Response to Information Request SLV28706.E of 12 February 1998 and previous Responses on the subject, available through your Regional Documentation Centre.
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.
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This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
