Document #1259051
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Please find attached a document that
reports on the dismissal of academics and other staff from the
Superior Polytechnic Institute of Havana Jose Antonio Echevarria
(ISPJAE) in January and February 1992. This document lists the
persons who were fired, reportedly for signing a call for academic
freedom, the release of political prisoners and democratic reforms.
Please consult the attached document for details.
Additional information on the subject or
references to the political requirements of students at ISPJAE
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.
Attachment
Americas Watch [New York]. 25
February 1993. Vol. 5, No. 1. "Cuba: 'Perfecting' the System of
Control: Human Rights Violations in Castro's 34th Year January
1992—February 1993," p. 18.
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Material from the Indexed Media
Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports
from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the
Weekly Media Review.
Newspapers and periodicals pertaining to
the appropriate region.
IRB, Internet, USINS and UNHCR
databases.
On-line search of media sources.
Note:
This list is not exhaustive.
Country-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not
included.