Angola: Information on the government attitude towards nationals leaving the country illegally
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AGO19880.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Angola: Information on the government attitude towards nationals leaving the country illegally, 1 February 1995, AGO19880.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe18.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Information on the government attitude towards nationals leaving the country illegally could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, attached please find a 20 May 1994 UNHCR report as well as a 25 January 1994 Voz da Resistancia do Galo Negro article carried in a 25 January 1994 issue of FBIS, which contain comments on the problems that rejected refugee status claimants face upon return to Angola. Also attached are 1994 and 1995 press reports on the repatriation of Angolan refugees and the government attitude towards them. These documents may be of use.
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 attached the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
Attachments
Die Republikein [Windhoek, in Afrikaans]. 6 April 1993. "Asylum Seeker Allegedly Tortured by Angolan Embassy." (FBIS-AFR-93-070 14 Apr. 1993, pp. 22-23)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva. April 1994. Current Situation in Angola: Eligibility of Angolan Asylum Seekers and Problem of Return of Rejected Cases.
Voz da Resistancia do Galo Negro [Jamba, in Portuguese]. 25 January 1994. "FRG Decision on Angolan Refugees Hailed." (FBIS-AFR-94-016 25 Jan. 1994, p. 16)
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 20 January 1995. "112,000 Angolan Refugees to return Home This Year." (NEXIS)
_____. 9 January 1995. "Angolan Refugees to Return Home." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 May 1994. "Angolan Refugees Abroad Reach." (NEXIS)
Other Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. January 1993-present.
Africa Research Bulletin [Oxford]. 1992-present.
Amnesty International Report. 1992-1994.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993. 1994.
The Courier [Brussels]. January-February 1992 to November-December 1994.
Documentation-Réfugiés [Paris]. January 1993-October 1994.
Edicesa News [Harare]. January-November 1993.
Foreign Broadcasts Information Service (FBIS) Report. January 1993-present.
Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook 1994. 1994.
Human Rights World Watch 1994. 1994.
La lettre hebdomadaire de la FIDH [Paris]. January 1993-present.
New Act [Harare]. January 1994-present.
New African [London]. January 1993-present.
West Africa [London]. January 1993-present.
On-line searches and oral sources.
