No information is currently available on this subject among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

For general information on religion as well as religious rights in China and international human rights law, please consult the attached documents.

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.

Attachments

Human Rights Quarterly [Baltimore]. August 1994. Vol. 16, No. 3. Eric Kolodner. "Religious Rights in China: A Comparison of International Human Rights Law and Chinese Domestic Legislation," pp. 455-90.

Religion in Politics: A World Guide. 1989. Edited by Stuart Mews. Chicago: St. James Press, pp. 43-48.

Sources Consulted

Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. 1993-1995.

Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 1993-1995.

Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs [Canberra]. 1993-1995.

The Church and Political Reform. 1988. Kowloon: Christian Conference on Asia.

Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1994. New York: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights.

L'état des religions. 1987. Paris: La découverte.

Le grand atlas universalis des religions. 1988. Paris: Universalis.

Les grandes dates de l'Islam. 1990. Paris: Larousse.

Human Rights and the World's Religions. 1988. Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press.

Minority Rights Group International. 1994. London: Minority Rights Group International.

New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change. 1986. Paris: UNESCO.

News From Asia Watch [New York]. 1994-1995.

Pacific Affairs [Vancouver]. 1993-1994.

Religion in Politics. 1989. London: St. James Press.

Radicalismes islamiques. 1986. Paris: L'Harmattan.

World Directory of Minorities. 1990. London: Minority Rights Group International.

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Oral sources.