Bulgaria: A draft law on alternative military service (1 January 1998 to April 1998)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR29166.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: A draft law on alternative military service (1 January 1998 to April 1998), 1 April 1998, BGR29166.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc460.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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In a 9 April 1998 telephone interview, the chair of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee in Sofia stated that a draft law on alternative military service was debated and passed the first reading in the Bulgarian parliament in January 1998. The draft law is still before parliament and will undergo a second reading.
Additional or corroborating information on a draft law on alternative military service could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Sofia. 9 April 1998. Telephone interview with the chair.
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague]. Twice monthly.
Resource Centre country file on Bulgaria.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources.
