Dokument #1152783
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No reference to instances of enforced sterilization in the last two years within the family planning area of Guangzhou proper covered by the urban hukou, nor to any reference to family planning violations for which enforced sterilization has been ordered in Guangzhou 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.
Sources Consulted
IRB databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Oral sources:
Several academic sources were unable to
provide information
Internet sites including:
Asia Times
China Daily
China Internet Information Center
China Population Information and
Research Center
Human Rights in China
Human Rights Watch
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
People's Daily
Population Research Institute (PRI)
World News Connection (WNC)
Search engines:
Google
Lycos