Dokument #1144632
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
In a 11 May 1999 telephone interview with
the Research Directorate, the director of the Institute of
Inter-Ethnic Studies (Instituto de Estudios Inter-Étnicos)
at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City stated that by
law, the university is not permitted to directly assist peasant
organizations or any other popular organization. The director added
that the mandate of the university is to provide higher education
and to propose policies to reform education laws. The institute may
indirectly assist peasant organizations by investigating possible
sources of funding for buying books or for providing educational
training in peasant communities. For example, the institute may act
as an intermediary between an international organization, such as
the European Community, and a peasant group in Guatemala in order
to secure funding for specific projects.
Additional and/or corroborating information
could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research
Directorate.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate 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.
Reference
Instituto de Estudios
Inter-Étnicos, Universidad de San Carlos (USAC), Guatemala
City. 11 May 1999. Telephone interview with the director.
Additional Sources Consulted
Central America NewsPak
[Austin]. 1997-1999.
Cerigua Weekly Briefs
[Guatemala City]. 1996-1999.
Guatemala Human Rights Update
[Washington]. 1995-1999.
La Prensa [San Pedro Sula].
1996-1999.
Latinamerica Press [Lima].
1995-1999.
USAC Website. http://ns.usac.edu.gt.
Electronic Sources: IRB Databases,
REFWORLD, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet and WNC.