Somalia: Information on the treatment of Somali families when one spouse is Kenyan or non-Somali
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM27876.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the treatment of Somali families when one spouse is Kenyan or non-Somali, 1 September 1997, SOM27876.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac317.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Information on the treatment of Somali families when one spouse is Kenyan or non-Somali could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For general information on the treatment of Somalis in Kenya, please consult the numerous Responses to Information Requests on the same topic and the following News from Africa Watch reports:
1. "Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya's Passbook System." 5 September 1991.
2. "Kenya Forcible Return of Somali Refugees: Governing Repression of Kenyan Somalis." 17 November 1991.
3. "Kenya Harassment of Ethnic Somalis." 6 December 1989, all of which are available at Regional Documentation Centres.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. Monthly.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997.
The Europa World Year Book 1996. 1996. 37th ed. Vol. 2. London: Europa Publications.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1996.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1996, 1997.
Horn of Africa Bulletin [Uppsala]. Bimonthly.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1996-1997.
New African [London]. Monthly.
Electronic sources: DIRB Databases, Global News Bank, Lexis/Nexis, Internet, World News Connection (WNC).
Three oral sources consulted did not provide information on the. requested subject.
