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Title	Kenya: Situation of Asians (1999-2001) and update to KEN30852.E of 14 January 1999 and KEN30851.E of 13 January 1999 on whether Asians are targeted for robberies and other criminal activities and if so, whether the police intervenes
Publisher	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Country	Kenya
Publication Date	16 April 2002
Citation / Document Symbol	KEN38724.E
Reference	4
Cite as	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Kenya: Situation of Asians (1999-2001) and update to KEN30852.E of 14 January 1999 and KEN30851.E of 13 January 1999 on whether Asians are targeted for robberies and other criminal activities and if so, whether the police intervenes , 16 April 2002, KEN38724.E , available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3df4be5318.html [accessed 3 June 2012]
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Kenya: Situation of Asians (1999-2001) and update to KEN30852.E of 14 January 1999 and KEN30851.E of 13 January 1999 on whether Asians are targeted for robberies and other criminal activities and if so, whether the police intervenes

For information on the situation of Asians in Kenya, please consult Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001, Section 5 on National/Racial/Ethnic Minorities at <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8386.htm>.

According to a 30 March 2001 BBC report on Asians in Kenya, Asians are "the country's main traders, bankers and manufacturers." Although they are generally economically successful, Asians in Kenya remain "politically powerless," but Kenyans reportedly accuse them of taking away their jobs while they [Kenyans] live in poverty (ibid.). Additional and or corroborating information 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

BBC News. 30 March 2001. "Identity Problems in Kenya." <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/en ... orrespondent/newsid_1243000/1243587.stm.>

[Accessed 27 Mar. 2002]

Additional Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Issues

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

The Indian Ocean Newsletter

Keesing's Recorder of World Events

Oral sources

Resource Centre. Country File.

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

Kenya Human Rights Commission

Search engines including:

Google

Mamma

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