Dokument #1354377
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No mention of the return of failed asylum
claimants to Kuwait could be found among the sources consulted by
the Research Directorate.
In a 10 February 1999 telephone interview,
a professor of Political Science at Kuwait University, who is also
the head of the Committee for the Defence of War Victims, stated
that it is not clear how a failed asylum claimant would be treated
upon return to Kuwait. He said that he would assume that most often
the government would not be aware that a person had filed a refugee
claim unless it had been publicized. He said that it is not against
the law for someone to make a claim for refugee status and
therefore there are no legal avenues that could be pursued by the
authorities if someone returned after not having a claim
recognized. However, the professor said "other actions could be
taken" but emphasized that a general answer could not be given,
since each case would depend on specific circumstances. He added
that if the refugee claimant was a bidoon ("stateless Arab") he/she
likely would not be permitted re-entry to Kuwait if not holding a
passport or travel document. However, if the individual possessed
an Article 17 passport, and the authorities were unaware of the
claim for refugee status, then the individual would most likely be
able to return to Kuwait.
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
Kuwait University. 10 February 1999.
Telephone interview with professor of Political Science.
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB Databases,
LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).
The Middle East [London].
January 1998-present.
Middle East International
[London]. January 1998-present.
Middle East Report [Washington,
DC]. 1996-present.
REWORLD [CD-ROM]. July 1998.
Resource Centre. Kuwait country file.
May 1996-present.
_____. Kuwait: Amnesty International
country file. June 1995-present.
US Committee for Refugees. Website.
Two non-documentary sources contacted
could not provide information on the requested subject.