Dokument #1239989
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Please find attached the only published
reference to a political group called Socialist Left, or Izquierda
Socialista, found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. The
attached 8 April 1997 CHIP News article reports the
departure from the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista, PS) ranks
of a group of dissidents led by Francisco Rivas, who announced the
creation of a new political party named Socialist Left.
Representatives of three of Chile's main
human rights organizations and of the Socialist Party of Chile, all
in Santiago, stated during a 5 August 1997 telephone interview that
their organizations have no recollection or record related to an
established political group called Izquierda Socialista. All four
sources stated that Francisco Rivas had recently parted from the
Socialist Party, although none was certain of which formal name his
newly formed group might have adopted, if any. The Socialist Party
representative stated that there is no political party in Chile
with the name Izquierda Socialista, and added that Francisco Rivas
might be trying to establish a political party with that name,
although the status of his group is currently uncertain. The
telephone directory assistance service was unable to locate a
telephone number for a group called Izquierda Socialista in
Santiago or Valparaiso.
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
sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Agrupacion de Familiares de Detenidos
Desaparecidos, Santiago. 5 August 1997. Telephone interview with
representative.
Comision Chilena de Derechos Humanos,
Santiago. 5 August 1997. Telephone interview with
representative.
Comision Chilena de Reparacion y
Reconciliacion, Santiago. 5 August 1997. Telephone interview with
representative.
Partido Socialista de Chile, Santiago. 5
August 1997. Telephone interview with representative.
Telephone directory assistance,
Santiago. 5 August 1997.
Attachment
CHIP News [Santiago]. 8 April
1997. "Current Events Briefs: Dissidents Leave Socialist Party."
[Internet] [Accessed 14 May 1997]
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This list is not exhaustive.
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