Information on this subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

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.

Africa Confidential [London]. March 1995-February 1996.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political Series [London]. 1994-1996.

Amnesty International Urgent Actions. 1991-1996.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. March 1996. United States Department of State. (Internet: Dept. of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN) gopher; http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu)

Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB) Indexed Media Review. 1995-1996.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). 1991 to Oct. 1995.

News From Africa Watch [New York]. 1992-1996.

NEXIS online search.

Oral sources.

West Africa [London]. 1995-1996.