A June 1996 demonstration outside the office of the District Commissioner of Kapurthala District, including whether police committed abuses against protesters and reports of stabbings or other injuries referred to hospitals [IND34653.E]

No reports of a June 1996 demonstration outside the office of the District Commissioner of Kapurthala District could 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


Amnesty International country file.

Country Reports 1996. 1997.

Indexed Media Review [Ottawa].

IRB databases.

Khalsa Human Rights Reports.

LEXIS-NEXIS.

Research Directorate "India" country file.

World News Connection (WNC).

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International.

The Hindu [Chennai].

Hindustan Times [New Delhi].

Human Rights Internet (HRI).

Human Rights Watch (HRW).

IndiaWorld.

Keesing's Record of World Events.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Press Information Bureau (PIB).

Samachar.com

South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC).

The Tribune [Chandigarh].

Internet search engines:

Dogpile.

Khoj.com.