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| Title | Yemen: Information on whether the lack of tribal affiliation to a northern Yemeni tribe would cause a young male Yemeni citizen to lose the option of alternative service to which he would otherwise be entitled due to his high school graduating average |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Yemen |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YEM24056.E |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yemen: Information on whether the lack of tribal affiliation to a northern Yemeni tribe would cause a young male Yemeni citizen to lose the option of alternative service to which he would otherwise be entitled due to his high school graduating average, 1 June 1996, YEM24056.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ab778c.html [accessed 30 May 2012] |
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Yemen: Information on whether the lack of tribal affiliation to a northern Yemeni tribe would cause a young male Yemeni citizen to lose the option of alternative service to which he would otherwise be entitled due to his high school graduating average
For information on this subject, please consult the attached letter dated 11 June 1996, which was faxed to the DIRB by the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, in Ottawa.
For general information on the apoliticization of the army, please consult the 12 December 1994 APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East. Response to Information Request YEM19288.E of 6 January 1995, available at Regional Documentation Centres, provides additional information on military conscription.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East. 12 December 1994. "Yemen-Consolidating Unity-the Internal Perspective." (NEXIS)
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, Ottawa. 11 June 1996. Letter faxed to the DIRB.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International (AI). 1 September 1994. Yemen: Human Rights Concerns Following Recent Armed Conflict.
Arab Law Quarterly (ALQ) [London]. Quarterly. 1993 to present.
Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) [Normal, Ill.]. Quarterly. 1993 to present.
Arabia Monitor [Washington, DC]. Monthly. 1993.
Arabies [Paris]. Monthly. January 1995 to April 1996.
Current History [Philadelphia]. Monthly. January 1995 to present.
DIRB. "Amnesty International: Yemen" country file. 1994 to present.
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, Washington, DC.
Note on contacting foreign diplomatic representatives:
Embassies and high commissions are not usually called for security-related questions such as location of military bases or the functioning of secret services. Ability to obtain information from diplomatic representatives depends on availability of information and cooperation from individual countries.
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992.
Flanz, Gisbert H. March 1995. "Yemen," Constitutions of the Countries of the World.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. February to May 1996.
The Middle East (ME) [London]. Monthly. January 1995 to May 1996.
UNHCR databases.
El-Yamani, Myriame. 1995. Le Yémen: Un pays à constuire.
On-line search of media sources.
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