Argentina: Information on the treatment by the authorities of bisexuals and lesbians
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG21149.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Information on the treatment by the authorities of bisexuals and lesbians, 1 August 1995, ARG21149.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab794c.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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No information could be found on the above-mentioned subject among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, please consult the attachment from the Fal 1994 International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Bulletin on police harassment and detention of homosexuals and transvestites in Argentina.
For general information on the situation of homosexuals in Argentina, please consult Responses to Information Request ARG10027.E of 3 January 1992, ARG5808.E of 22 June 1990, ARG10803.E of 8 May 1992 and ARG11151.E of 22 June 1992, and their attachments, which are available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
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. Please find below the list of sources consulted by the DIRB for this Response to Information Request.
Attachment
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Bulletin. "Argentine Gays Denounce Police". October-November- December 1994. No. 4.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. 1995. New York: Amnesty International.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Human Rights Watch. 1995. Human Rights Watch World Report. New York: Human Rights Watch.
Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA). 1994. Annual Reports: General Concerns and Brief Country Reports.
Latin America Update [Washington]. 1993.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1992-1995.
Latin American Newsletters [London]. 1995.
Latin American Regional Reports: Southern Cone Report [London]. 1994-1995.
Latin American Special Reports [London]. 1994.
Oral sources.
