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Syria: Treatment of persons who refuse to join the Ba'ath Party when asked to do so by party representatives

Information on the treatment of those who refuse to join the Ba'ath Party when asked to do so by party representatives could not be found among the documentary sources consulted by the Research Directorate within time constraints. Moreover, a representative from the New York office of Human Rights Watch said that they had "no current information" on the situation of those who refuse to join the Ba'ath Party in Syria (11 Mar. 2003).

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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Human Rights Watch, New York. 11 March 2003. Correspondence received from a representative.

Sources Consulted

The Canadian Anglophone Branch of Amnesty International (in Ottawa) informed the Research Directorate that a researcher based in London, England who specializes in Syria was tending to the information request sent. However, the researcher could not respond within time constraints.

Human Rights Watch, New York office.

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Internet sites, including:

Amnesty International

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001

Freedom in the World Report

Human Rights Watch World Report 2003

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