Copies of October and November 1994 El Universal articles about the Catia prison riot and a student group helping the inmates could not be obtained 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Editorial Office of El Universal in Caracas.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Refugee Affairs Branch, Asylum Division (RBAD), Hull.