Colombia: Information on whether Jose Porfirio Riascos Torres, a Conservative Party political candidate in the 1972 departmental elections in Buenaventura, Valle de Cauca, was murdered on 25 March 1972, along with his wife, Maria Arcelina Alomia de Riascos, and three of his children, Juan Marino Riascos Alomia, Bercilio Riascos Alomia, and Maria Felipa Riascos Alomia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | COL26959.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Colombia: Information on whether Jose Porfirio Riascos Torres, a Conservative Party political candidate in the 1972 departmental elections in Buenaventura, Valle de Cauca, was murdered on 25 March 1972, along with his wife, Maria Arcelina Alomia de Riascos, and three of his children, Juan Marino Riascos Alomia, Bercilio Riascos Alomia, and Maria Felipa Riascos Alomia, 1 June 1997, COL26959.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acfe80.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. Informe de una misión de Amnistia Internacional a la Republica de Colombia. 1980.
Amnesty International Newletter [London]. Monthly. Jan.-Dec. 1972.
Amnesty International Report 1971-1972, 1972-1973. 1972, 1973.
Colombia: Inside the Labyrinth. 1990.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1979. 1980.
Encyclopedia Britannica Micopedia. 1989.
The International Who's Who 1996-1997. 1997.
On-line search of media sources.
