India: Possible treatment of Sikhs or members of the All-India Sihk Student Federation who are involuntarily returned to India after an unsuccessful refugee status claim while abroad
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND3189 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Possible treatment of Sikhs or members of the All-India Sihk Student Federation who are involuntarily returned to India after an unsuccessful refugee status claim while abroad, 1 December 1989, IND3189, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac16c.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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A broadcast of CBC's The National on 20 August 1987 quoted Darshan Singh, a Sikh leader, who stated that even though the Sikhs "showing up in Canada" are not refugees forced to leave, the Indian authorities may ill treat them upon their return to India. No further information is available in the published and publicly-available sources regularly consulted by the IRBDC. A copy of the transcript of this news broadcast is attached.
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