Document #1096030
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
For information on the International Sikh
Youth Federation (ISYF) and its activities in India and in Canada,
please refer to Response to Information Request IND5742 of 30
August 1990 as well to the attached documents. Attached also are
documents providing information on ISYF's activities in United
Kingdom, which may be of interest to you.
Information on how former members of the
ISYF would be treated upon their return to India from Canada could
not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB in
Ottawa. However, for information on how members of the All India
Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) are treated by the police, please
refer to Responses to Information Requests IND17053.E of 14 April
1994 and IND15835.E of 17 November 1993. The ISYF is the overseas
arm of the AISSF (Mulgrew 1988, 151).
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.
Mulgrew, Ian. 1988. Unholy Terror:
The Sikhs and International Terrorism. Toronto: Key Porter
Books Ltd.
Agence France Presse (AFP). 10 october
1991. "Diplomat's Kidnappers Linked to London-Based Sikh Group."
(Nexis)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 4 April
1992. "PTI Says Sikh Vote in Slough 'Decisive Factor' in British
Election." (Nexis)
The Independent [London]. 25 July 1991. David Connett and Adam Sage. "Convictions Deal Major Blow to Terrorist Group."
(Nexis)
The Ethnic NewsWatch. 4 March
1994. "Pak, Bangla Under Fire for Intolerance." (Nexis)
. 18 February 1994. "Pak-Backed Plan to
Recruit Sikh Militants Bared." (Nexis)
Mulgrew, Ian. 1988. Unholy Terror:
The Sikhs and International Terrorism. Toronto: Key Porter
Books Ltd., p. 151.
Reuters. 15 October 1991. BC Cycle.
Jawed Naqvi. "India Asks European Countries for Intelligence on
Militants." (Nexis)
The Vancouver Sun. 10 August
1994. Final Edition. Kim Bolan. "Sikh Separatist Denied
Accreditation to Commonwealth Games." (Nexis)
. 9 October 1991. Kevin Griffin. "Sikh
Facing Deportation Flees: Youth Group Rejects Man Once Welcomed."
(Nexis)
. 27 July 1992. Harold Munro and Kim
Bolan. "Never Knew Singh, Official Claims." (Nexis)