Costa Rica: Information on reports of forced repatriation of Peruvian asylum seekers and on the attitude of Costa Rican 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 | CRI15204.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Costa Rica: Information on reports of forced repatriation of Peruvian asylum seekers and on the attitude of Costa Rican authorities toward these persons, 1 October 1993, CRI15204.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6b5c.html [accessed 2 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 Costa Rica (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 Costa Rica did not occur (7 Oct. 1993).
The attached United Press International (UPI) article of 3 January 1993 reports that Julio Vera Gutierrez, "a construction mogul and television station owner," was the first person who asked political asylum after the coup bid of 13 November 1992 and is now in Costa Rica. Alberto Borea Odria, general secretary of the Popular Christian Party is also exiled in Costa Rica (Ibid.).
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.
United Press International (UPI). 13 January 1993. BC Cycle. "Peruvian General Flies to Political Asylum in Argentina." (NEXIS)
Attachment
United Press International (UPI). 13 January 1993. BC Cycle. "Peruvian General Flies to Political Asylum in Argentina." (NEXIS)
