Togo: Incidence of exile for political opponents of Eyadema's regime, especially in a case of a former minister of Grunitzky government and his family members, any implications for political opponents and members of their families in terms of obtaining employment in Togo
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 26 March 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TGO38680.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Togo: Incidence of exile for political opponents of Eyadema's regime, especially in a case of a former minister of Grunitzky government and his family members, any implications for political opponents and members of their families in terms of obtaining employment in Togo , 26 March 2002, TGO38680.E , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4beb14.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) mentions that "one of the main opposition leaders, Gilchrist Olymptio, lives in exile" (22 Feb. 2002). Country Reports 2001 states that
the Constitution prohibits exile, and the Government respected this prohibition; however, several opposition and human rights workers remained in self-imposed exile because they feared arrest. For example, in March 2000, several student opposition leaders were sentenced to 18-month jail terms for allegedly inciting riots while they were on the campus of the University of Benin. Some students fled into self-imposed exile in Ghana before they could be arrested; at year's end, some students remained in Ghana out of fear of arrest if they returned to the country (Mar.2002).
Additional reports on the incidence of exile for political opponents of Eyadema's regime; on a former minister of Grunizky's government and his family members, and on implications for political opponents and members of their families in terms of obtaining employment could not 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001. 2002. United States Department of State. Washington, DC.
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). 22 February 2002. "Togo: Ongoing Efforts to Stem Political Crisis." Country=Togo> [Accessed 14 Mar. 2002] Additional Sources Consulted Africa Confidential Africa Research Bulletin Afrique/Asie L'Autre Afrique Jeune Afrique Lettre de la FIDH LEXIS/NEXIS Oral source Resource Centre. Togo. Country File West Africa
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