Other than that attached, information on the Indemnity Ordinance 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.

Attachment

Amnesty International (AI). April 1993. Bangladesh: A Summary of Human Rights Concerns. (AI Index: ASA 13/01/93). London: Amnesty International, p. 31.

Additional Sources Consulted

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Bangladesh: A Country Study. 1989.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly. 1994, 1995, 1996.

Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly. 1993, 1994, 1995.

Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. November 1995. Contextual Information Package: Bangladesh.

_____. November 1995. Human Rights Information Package: Bangladesh.

_____. May 1994. Bangladesh: Political Parties and Political Violence.

_____. "Amnesty International: Bangladesh" country file. 1992 to present.

_____. "Bangladesh" country file. July 1994 to present.

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_____. "Legislation: Bangladesh" country file.

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Refugees, Immigration and Asylum Section (RIAS), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. July 1994. Country Profile: Bangladesh.

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