Treatment of illegal emigration in Cuba and Czechoslovakia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CUB0804 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Treatment of illegal emigration in Cuba and Czechoslovakia, 1 May 1989, CUB0804, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba0b0.html [accessed 18 October 2022] |
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Reports indicate that in both Czechoslovakia and Cuba, those attempting to leave the country without authorization are subject to imprisonment. [ Amnesty Report 1988, (London: Amnesty International, 1988), pp. 106, 196-197; Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Department of State, 1989), pp. 527-528.] However, no indication on the criteria for adjudicating sentences is given. For further information, please see the following attached documents:
-Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Department of State, 1989), pp. 527-528, 1026-1027.
-The imprisonment of persons seeking to leave a country or to return to their own country,(London: Amnesty International, 1986), pp. 7-8.
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