Nicaragua: Information on whether Nicaraguan police violently broke up a UNEN (National Union of Nicaraguan Students) demonstration in Managua on 6 December 1995, resulting in the deaths, detention and torture of UNEN members
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | NIC26222.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nicaragua: Information on whether Nicaraguan police violently broke up a UNEN (National Union of Nicaraguan Students) demonstration in Managua on 6 December 1995, resulting in the deaths, detention and torture of UNEN members, 1 March 1997, NIC26222.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5060.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Information on whether Nicaraguan police violently broke up a UNEN (National Union of Nicaraguan Students) demonstration in Managua on 6 December 1995, resulting in the deaths, detention and torture of UNEN members, could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For information on December 1995 and January 1996 demonstrations and other actions by the National Union of Nicaraguan Students, please refer to Response to Information Request NIC26220.E of 20 March 1997.
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.
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Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
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This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
