Refworld Case Law Collection Survey
Russia: Treatment of Russians married to ethnic Khakas (Khakass) and availability of state protection (1993-1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS31784.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Treatment of Russians married to ethnic Khakas (Khakass) and availability of state protection (1993-1999), 1 May 1999, RUS31784.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2d98.html [accessed 11 January 2017] |
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No information on the treatment of Russians married to ethnic Khakas (Khakass) and the availability of state protection could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For general information regarding racial discrimination in Russia please consult the Memorial Human Rights Centre [Moscow] report, "Compliance With CERD [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination] in Russia". The report is available at the Website of the International League for Human Rights at http://www.ilhr.org/reports/racism/cerd_2.html.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Memorial Human Rights Center [Moscow]. March 1998. "Compliance With CERD [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination] in Russia." [Internet]
Additional Sources Consulted
Anzhiganova, Larissa. n.d. "Renaissance of a Culture: How Khakass Shamanism Survived and Flourishes Today." Active Voices: The Online Journal of Cultural Survival. [Internet]
Institute of the Estonian Language. 1993. The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. "The Khakass." [Internet]
Minahan, James. 1996. Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary Of Contemporary National Movements. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Minority Rights Group. World Directory of Minorities. 1997. Harlow, Essex: Longman Group UK.
Transitions [Prague]. 1995-1999.
Van Deusen, Kira. n.d. "The Voice of the Mountain Spirit: Contemporary Shamanism in Siberia." Active Voices: The Online Journal of Cultural Survival. [Internet]
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC, RFE/RL.
One oral source did not provide information on the topic requested.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact two oral sources.
