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Iraq: Witness protection programs or policies, particularly with regard to witnesses in murder trials

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 29 June 2001
Citation / Document Symbol IRQ37170.E
Reference 2
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Witness protection programs or policies, particularly with regard to witnesses in murder trials, 29 June 2001, IRQ37170.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be4b28.html [accessed 5 June 2023]
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The Operations Officer of the Iraqi National Congress stated during a telephone interview with the Research Directorate on 28 June 2001 that there is no protection programs or policies in Iraq.

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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Operations Officer, Iraqi National Congress, London UK. 28 June 2001. Telephone interview.

Additional Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

Internet sites including:

Gulf Law

Iraqi Jurists Association

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

FIDH

Search engines including:

Google

Metacrawler

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