Venezuela: Information on the situation of homosexuals, on whether charges of immorality could be laid against two men sharing a home, on what law could be applied in such a case and whether the men could be expelled from the home, and on whether a military ID would indicate exemption from service due to homosexuality of the individual
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VEN26261.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Information on the situation of homosexuals, on whether charges of immorality could be laid against two men sharing a home, on what law could be applied in such a case and whether the men could be expelled from the home, and on whether a military ID would indicate exemption from service due to homosexuality of the individual, 1 February 1997, VEN26261.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac3834.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Information on the requested subject, beyond that provided in previous Responses to Information Requests, could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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.
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This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
