Document #1020804
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The attached 5 April 1997 letter sent by
E-Mail by a representative of the Egyptian Organization for Human
Rights (EOHR) states that "those suspected of being members of the
outlawed Islamist militant groups ... are excluded from the
military service."
Additional and/or corroborating 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
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
Reference
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
(EOHR), Cairo. 5 April 1997. E-mail sent to the DIRB.
Attachment
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
(EOHR), Cairo. 5 April 1997. E-mail sent to the DIRB.
Additional Sources Consulted
Two oral sources contacted did not
provide information on this subject.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Foreign diplomatic representatives in
Canada.
On line searches for news articles
(NEXIS).
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