Honduras: Information on a political party called Grupo de Apoyo Nacionalista (Nationalist Support Group) and on its alleged leader, Raul Pineda
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HND27225.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Honduras: Information on a political party called Grupo de Apoyo Nacionalista (Nationalist Support Group) and on its alleged leader, Raul Pineda, 1 July 1997, HND27225.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7778.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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Information on a political party with the name Grupo de Apoyo Nacionalista could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
During a 7 July 1997 telephone interview, a representative of the Embassy of Honduras indicated that a political group under the given name might exist, although it can be ascertained that it is not a legally established political party nor does it have representation in the Honduran congress.
Please find attached two Central America Report articles containing references to a politician named Raul Pineda, the most recent found among the sources consulted. Both reports refer to Raul Pineda as a deputy of the opposition National Party (Partido Nacional, PN). One of the attached articles states that Raul Pineda Alvarado is also a member of the parliamentary commission working on legislation to create a new police force (ibid. 24 Apr. 1997, 3), while the other states that he has been working with civil institutions to suspend new legislation that amended the Penal Code (ibid. 10 Apr. 1997, 6). Please consult the attached documents for more information. Please note that a recent reference to the PN leadership names Oswaldo Ramos Soto as the party's president (Central America Report 10 Jan. 1997, 6).
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.
References
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 24 April 1997. "Army to Head Civil Police."
_____. 10 April 1997. "Penal Code Reforms Opposed."
_____. 10 January 1997. "Transfer of Police From Military to Civil Power Ratified."
Embassy of Honduras, Ottawa. 7 July 1997. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachments
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 24 April 1997. "Army to Head Civil Police," p. 3.
_____. 10 April 1997. "Penal Code Reforms Opposed," p. 6.
Additional Sources Consulted
Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. Bi-weekly.
International Who's Who. Yearly. London: Europa Publications Ltd.
Latin American Regional Reports: Central America & the Caribbean [London]. Monthly.
The Europa World Year Book. Yearly. London: Europa Publications Ltd.
People in Power. Yearly. London: Keesing's Publications.
Political Handbook of the World. Yearly. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. New York: CSA Publications.
Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Newspapers and periodicals pertaining to the appropriate region.
IRB, UNHCR and Internet databases.
Note on oral sources:
Oral sources are usually contacted when documentary sources have been exhausted. However, oral sources must agree to be quoted in a publicly available Response to Information Request. If they refuse, the Response will read "no information currently available." Contacting oral sources is also subject to time constraints; for example, there are periods of the year when academics are unavailable.
Note:
This list is not exhaustive. Subject- and country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
