Antigua and Barbuda: Whether persons of East Indian descent face discrimination; police response to reports of harassment (June 2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 13 June 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ATG41634.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Antigua and Barbuda: Whether persons of East Indian descent face discrimination; police response to reports of harassment (June 2003), 13 June 2003, ATG41634.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/485ba852c.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
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No information indicating whether persons of East Indian descent in Antigua and Barbuda face discrimination could be found among the documentary sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, in 12 June 2003 correspondence, the Ombudsman of Antigua and Barbuda stated that according to the government's Statistics Department, there are presently 231 East Indians living in the country and added that "[t]here is no reported discrimination or harassment of the East Indian community here."
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
Antigua and Barbuda. 12 June 2003. Office of the Ombudsman. Correspondence with the Ombudsman.
Additional Sources Consulted
Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook 2003
Europa World Year Book 2002
IRB databases
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet sites:
Adherents.com
Amnesty International
Antigua-Barbuda.com
CIA World Factbook Country Reports 2002
Ethnologue.com
Freedom House
Human Rights Watch
Minorities at Risk
VirtualSources.com
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