No information on the situation of the members of the Bambunda tribe in the Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

IRB databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

REFWORLD

Internet sources including:

Amnesty International

Country Reports 1999

Human Rights Watch

Minorities at Risk Project [University of Maryland]

Minorities and Unrepresented Nations of the World

Minority Rights Group International [London]

Relief Web. United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)

World News Connection (WNC)