Albania: Information from 1992 to present on whether ethnic Albanians from Kosova who are denied refugee status in Albania are returned to Kosova
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ALB25213.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Albania: Information from 1992 to present on whether ethnic Albanians from Kosova who are denied refugee status in Albania are returned to Kosova, 1 October 1996, ALB25213.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac65c.html [accessed 8 October 2022] |
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In a telephone interview on 22 October 1996, a research associate responsible for Albania with Human Rights Watch in New York stated that it is highly unlikely any ethnic Albanians from Kosova residing in Albania were deported to Kosova from 1992 to present.
Additional information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York. 22 October 1996. Telephone interview with research associate responsible for Albania.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly.
CSCE Digest [Washington]. Monthly.
DIRB file on Albania.
East European Constitutional Review [Chicago]. Quarterly.
Foreign Broadcast Informatin Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
RFE/RL Research Reports [Munich]. Weekly.
Transition [Prague]. Bi-monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
On-line search of media sources.
Three oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested topic.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources.
