Reports of attacks or targeting of members of the Communist Party of Honduras (Partido Comunista de Honduras, PCH) members by the Honduran government, or references to the Communist Party of Honduras for the period 2000-2003, 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.

Sources Consulted

Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 2000-Mar. 2003

Country Reports 2000-2001. 2001-2002

IRB databases

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 2000-Mar. 2003

Latin American Weekly Report [London]. 2000-Mar. 2003

Internet sites and search engines, including:

Amnesty International

Central American Human Rights Commission (CODEHUCA)

Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos

Human Rights Watch

Inter-American Human Rights Commission/Organization of American States (IAHRC/OAS) Reports. 2000-2003

La Nacion [San Jose]. Searchable archives

La Prensa [Tegucigalpa]. 2000-2002

El Tiempo [San Pedro Sula]. 2000-2002

La Tribuna [Tegucigalpa]. Searchable archives

UNHCR/Refworld