Lithuania: Treatment of ethnic Russians by the National Socialist Organization or nationalist Lithuanians, persons targeted by these groups, whether police protection is available; the Edinstvo organization: membership, mandate and whether the party is present throughout Lithuania
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 14 March 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LTU38714.E |
| Reference | 2 |
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No information on the current treatment of ethnic Russians by the National Socialist Organization or nationalist Lithuanians, on persons targeted by these groups, on whether police protection is available or on the Edinstvo organization, on members that join the party throughout Lithuania, whether the party is present throughout Lithuania could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
An 8 August 2001 RFE/RL Newsline report quoting an article published in Nezavisimiya Gazeta on census results and population estimates from six non-Russian countries of the former Soviet Union, including Lithuania, states that the number of ethnic Russians in Lithuania in 1999 was 280,000 compared to 344,500 in 1989. A 8 January 2000 article in The Economist states that ethnic Russians make up nine percent of Lithuania's population of 3.7 million.
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.
References
The Economist [New York]. 8 January 2000. "Westward Ho!" (NEXIS)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Newsline. 8 August 2001. Vol. 5, No. 149, Part 1. Paul Goble. "Russia Presence in Former Republics Declines." (NEXIS)
Sources Consulted
IRB databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Country Reports 2001
European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI)
Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme (FIDH)
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
PoliSci.com. National political parties
Political Handbook of the World 1999. Political parties
UK Home Office, Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND), Lithuania Assessment. October 2001. Political organizations
World News Connection (WNC)
Oral sources including:
Lithuanian Human Rights Association (LHRA)
