Public information on special protection measures or programs for former members of the armed forces, beyond that provided in PER27362.E of 30 July 1997, could not 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.

Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 1995-1999.

El Comercio [Lima]. Internet search engine. 1997-1999.

Human Rights Watch World Report. 1995-99.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1995-99.

Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report [London]. 1995-99.

News from Human Rights Watch/Americas [New York]. 1995-1999.

Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global NewsBank, Internet, Refworld, WNC.

Note on oral sources:

Oral sources are usually contacted when documentary sources have been exhausted. However, oral sources must agree to be quoted in a publicly available Response to Information Request. If they refuse, the Response will read "no information currently available." Contacting oral sources is also subject to time constraints; for example, there are periods of the year when academics are unavailable.

Note on contacting foreign diplomatic representatives in Canada:

Embassies and high commissions are not usually called for security-related questions such as location of military bases or the functioning of secret services. Ability to obtain information from diplomatic representatives depends on availability of information and cooperation from individual countries.

Note:

This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.