Ukraine: Information on whether the Ukrainian National Assembly (UNA) and its paramilitary branch, the Ukrainian Self-Defence Organization (UNSO), are engaged in anti-Semitic activities, and if so, on the authorities' response to the activities and on the state protection available to victims
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UKR23149.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ukraine: Information on whether the Ukrainian National Assembly (UNA) and its paramilitary branch, the Ukrainian Self-Defence Organization (UNSO), are engaged in anti-Semitic activities, and if so, on the authorities' response to the activities and on the state protection available to victims, 1 March 1996, UKR23149.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac602f.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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For information on anti-Semitic leaflets containing the word UNSO, please consult pages 12, 21 and 22 of the American Association of Russian Jews attachment; please consult page 13 of that attachment for information on acts of violence committed by the UNSO. For additional information on the UNA-UNSO, please consult the other attachments and Response to Information Request UKR20649.E of 9 May 1995.
For information on the banning of the UNA, please consult the Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest attachment of 7 September 1995. Additional information on the response of the authorities to the actions of the UNA-UNSO, and on the state protection available to victims, 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
Attachments
American Association of Russian Jews. n.d. Anti-Semitism and Nationalism: Ukraine: 1994-1995. New York: American Association of Russian Jews, pp. 1, 12-13, 21-22.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta [Moscow, in Russian]. 21 December 1995. Dmitriy Sergeyov. "Korchynskyy on UNA-UNSO Ideology." (FBIS-SOV-96-013-S 19 Jan. 1996, pp. 92-95)
_____. 16 December 1996. Sergey Dunayev. "Vitovych on UNA Program, Activities." (FBIS-SOV-96-004-S 5 Jan. 1996, pp. 38-40)
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague]. 7 September 1994. No. 174, Part 1. Chrystyna Lapychak. "Ukraine Bans Radical Nationalist Group." (Internet mailing list: [email protected])
Vseukrainskiye [Kiev, in Russian]. 24 June 1995. Hennadiy Mykolayiv. "UNA-UNSO's Increasing Influence Assessed." (FBIS-SOV-95-124 28 June 1995, pp. 53-54)
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB country file on Ukraine.
DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. Weekly.
Monitor [Washington]. Bi-monthly.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Monthly.
