No information on the treatment by the state and by neo-nazi organizations in Germany of Sri Lankans who lack permanent resident status in Germany could 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Amnesty International. February 1996. Federal Republic of Germany. The Alleged Ill-Treatment of Foreigners(An Update to the 1995 Report. (AI Index: EUR 23/02/96). London: Amnesty International.

_____. May 1995. Federal Republic of Germany. Failed By the System: Police Ill-Treatment of Foreigners. (AI Index EUR 23/06/95. London: Amnesty International.

Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.

Resource Centre country file on Germany. January 1995 - February 1999.