Colombia: A human rights group called VIDA
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | COL30415.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Colombia: A human rights group called VIDA, 1 November 1998, COL30415.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf752.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Although references to various Colombian interest groups (religious, environmental, ethnic) containing the term "VIDA" in their name were found, no information on a human rights group called simply "VIDA" could 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 1995-98.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. 1995-96.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1995-98.
Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report [London]. 1995-98.
NACLA Report on the Americas [Washington, DC]. 1995-98.
News from Human Rights Watch [New York]. 1995-98.
Newspapers and periodicals pertaining to the appropriate region.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, Global NewsBank, REFWORLD (UNHCR Database), World News Connection (WNC).
Note: This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
