Poland: Information on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians and Ukrainian Catholics since August 1991
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | POL17516.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Poland: Information on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians and Ukrainian Catholics since August 1991, 1 May 1994, POL17516.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab286c.html [accessed 18 October 2022] |
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The largest of the approximately 20 ethnic Ukrainian organizations in Poland is the Union of Ukrainians in Poland (UUP) (PAP 15 Dec. 1993). Recent reports indicate that the UUP has focused its efforts around obtaining restitution for property taken from Ukrainians who were forcibly resettled from southeastern to western Poland in 1947, an event known as the "Wisla operation" (ibid.; ibid. 28 Dec. 1992; Polish News Bulletin 11 Jan. 1994; ibid. 18 Aug. 1992).
Country Reports 1992 indicates that "several Ukrainian schools and Ukrainian newspapers opened in 1992. Some Ukrainian communities complained, however, that local authorities did not provide sufficient levels of support" (1993, 867).
A September 1993 report refers to ethnic Ukrainians participating in a "church fair held annually in the Greek-Catholic parish" of the northwestern town of Bialy Bor (PAP 19 Sept. 1993).
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.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
PAP News Wire. 15 December 1993. "Problems of Ukrainian Minority Discussed by Sejm Committee." (NEXIS)
. 19 September 1993. "Additional Ballots Necessary for Ukrainians Attending Church Fair." (NEXIS)
. 28 December 1992. "Ukrainians Have More Rights in Poland Than Poles in Ukraine." (NEXIS)
Polish News Bulletin. 11 January 1994. "ZChN Statement Angers Ukrainians." (NEXIS)
. 18 August 1992. "Ukrainian Minority in Poland." (NEXIS)
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BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 28 August 1992. "Ukrainian Minority Expects Bigger Subsidies from Poland." (NEXIS)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
PAP News Wire. 15 December 1993. "Problems of Ukrainian Minority Discussed by Sejm Committee." (NEXIS)
. 19 September 1993. "Additional Ballots Necessary for Ukrainians Attending Church Fair." (NEXIS)
. 28 December 1992. "Ukrainians Have More Rights in Poland Than Poles in Ukraine." (NEXIS)
Polish News Bulletin. 11 January 1994. "ZChN Statement Angers Ukrainians." (NEXIS)
. 18 August 1992. "Ukrainian Minority in Poland." (NEXIS)
The Warsaw Voice. 27 September 1992. "News in Brief: Polish Ukrainian Treaty Sees the Light." (NEXIS)
