Panama: Information on reports of forced repatriation of Peruvian asylum seekers and on the attitude of Panamanian authorities toward these persons
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAN15205.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Panama: Information on reports of forced repatriation of Peruvian asylum seekers and on the attitude of Panamanian authorities toward these persons, 1 October 1993, PAN15205.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe630.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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A representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ottawa and a researcher of the Andean Commission of Jurists in Lima state that there are no reports of forced repatriation or of mistreatment of Peruvian asylum seekers in Panama (5 Oct. 1993; 7 Oct. 1993). The researcher of the Andean Commission of Jurists, after conducting consultations and a search of press reports, indicated the lack of information on this subject does not necessarily means that abuses or forced repatriation of Peruvian asylum seekers in Panama did not occurred (7 Oct. 1993).
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.
References
Andean Commission of Jurists, Lima. 7 October 1993. Telephone interview with researcher.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ottawa. 5 October 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
