Albania: Follow-up to ALB31700.E of 29 April 1999 on whether the authorities issue military booklets for persons performing their compulsory military service; if so, whether they are given to the persons when they start their service, or whether they are kept by the authorities for the duration of the military service and then given to the persons upon completion; if the latter, whether the persons are issued any identity document that they must keep on their person during their period of performing compulsory military service and which indicates that the holders are performing their military service (September 1998 - April 1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 27 July 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ALB32464.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Albania: Follow-up to ALB31700.E of 29 April 1999 on whether the authorities issue military booklets for persons performing their compulsory military service; if so, whether they are given to the persons when they start their service, or whether they are kept by the authorities for the duration of the military service and then given to the persons upon completion; if the latter, whether the persons are issued any identity document that they must keep on their person during their period of performing compulsory military service and which indicates that the holders are performing their military service (September 1998 - April 1999), 27 July 1999, ALB32464.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aab048.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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A 4 June 1999 letter sent to the Research Directorate by the executive director of the Albanian Human Rights Group (AHRG) in Tirana [The AHRG was founded in 1996 as a nonprofit, nonsectarian, nongovernmental organization, works for the protection of human rights, engages in human rights education, promotes freedom of expression, and is funded by various donors within and outside of Albania], states:
Yes, the Albanian authorities issue military booklets for persons performing their compulsory military service.
b. These booklets are kept by the authorities for the duration of the service and given to the persons upon completion.
c. The persons are not issued with any identity document during their period of performing compulsory military service.
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.
Albanian Human Rights Group (AHRG), Tirana. 4 June 1999. Letter sent to the Research Directorate by the executive director.
