Dokument #1164948
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No mention of a group called Aldaaz (various spellings) in the Infantilos or of a gang called Talverucha could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. Please note that one of two main gangs in El Salvador is called the Mara Salvatrucha. Information on this gang, as well as who it targets, can be found in SLV33463.E of 11 January 2000.
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.
Sources Consulted
Central America Report
[Guatemala]. 1999-2001
IRB Databases
Latinamerica Press [Lima].
1999-2001
Latin American Regional Reports:
Caribbean and Central America Report [London]. 1999-2001
LEXIS/NEXIS
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet Sites including:
Amnesty International
Casa Alianza
La Jornada [Mexico]. Search
Engine
Human Rights Watch
La Nación [San
José]. Search Engine
La Prensa de Honduras
[Tegucigalpa]. Search Engine
Proceso [San Salvador]. Search
Engine
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