Bulgaria: The treatment of ethnic Albanians in Bulgaria by the state and by society, the manner in which marriages between Bulgarian citizens and ethnic Albanians from Kosova are regarded by the state and by society, whether there have been any instances of mistreatment of ethnic Albanians who visited Bulgaria or who have permanent residence status there and, if so, the forms of mistreatment; the legal redress available for foreigners who have residence status in Bulgaria and who have been mistreated on account of their ethnicity (January 1993 - October 1998)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR30342.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: The treatment of ethnic Albanians in Bulgaria by the state and by society, the manner in which marriages between Bulgarian citizens and ethnic Albanians from Kosova are regarded by the state and by society, whether there have been any instances of mistreatment of ethnic Albanians who visited Bulgaria or who have permanent residence status there and, if so, the forms of mistreatment; the legal redress available for foreigners who have residence status in Bulgaria and who have been mistreated on account of their ethnicity (January 1993 - October 1998), 1 October 1998, BGR30342.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2b44.html [accessed 10 October 2022] |
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No information on the treatment of ethnic Albanians in Bulgaria by the state and by society, the manner in which marriages between Bulgarian citizens and ethnic Albanians from Kosova are regarded by the state and by society, whether there have been any instances of mistreatment of ethnic Albanians in Bulgaria, and the legal redress available for foreigners who have residence status in Bulgaria and who have been mistreated on account of their ethnicity, could 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. 1994 - 1998.
CSCE Digest [Washington]. January 1993 - December 1996.
Cultural Survival [Cambridge]. Spring 1994 - Summer 1998.
East European Constitutional Review [Chicago]. Fall 1994 - Summer 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
Human Rights and Democratization in Bulgaria. September 1993. Washington: CSCE.
Human Rights in Bulgaria in 1993. 1993. Sofia: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.
Human Rights in Bulgaria in 1994. 1995. Sofia: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.
Human Rights Watch/Helsinki [New York]. April 1993 - November 1994.
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. Annual Reports. 1994 - 1998.
Minority Groups in Bulgaria in a Human Rights Context. October 1994. Sofia: Committee for the Defence of Minority Rights.
Minority Rights Group International Reports [London]. 1993 -1997.
RFE/RL Research Reports [Munich]. January 1993 - August 1994.
Transitions [Prague]. January 1995 - October 1998.
Uncaptive Minds [Washington]. Winter 1993 - Fall 1997.
World Directory of Minorities [Binghamton, NY.]. 1997.
Resource Centre country file on Bulgaria. January 1994 - October 1998.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
