Azerbaijan: Treatment of individuals of mixed Azeri and Armenian parentage
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 17 September 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AZE39138.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Azerbaijan: Treatment of individuals of mixed Azeri and Armenian parentage, 17 September 2002, AZE39138.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4d551c.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service's Resource Information Center produced a report in 1993 which states the following:
... all the major human rights monitors agree that in Azerbaijan, the status of Armenians, those married to or otherwise associated with Armenians, and those who are, or are perceived to be, sympathetic to Armenians, is extremely grave. ... Armenians remaining in Azerbaijan have complained that they are subject to human rights violations, harassment and terrorization.
... According to the Department of State,...Armenians and part-Armenians (most of whom remained in Azerbaijan because they are married to non-Armenian citizens of Azerbaijan) still remaining in the country have reported being refused permission to leave.
For further information on the treatment of individuals of mixed parentage in government positions, and on the Armenian minority in Azerbaijan, please consult AZE38592.E of 15 March 2002. No other information on the current treatment of individuals of mixed Azeri and Armenian parentage could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate within time constraints.
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
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service Resource Information Center. 1993. "Azerbaijan: The Status of Armenians, Russians, Jews and Other Minorities." Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Two unsuccessful attempts at contacting oral sources
Internet sites, including:
Amnesty International
Azerbaijan International
Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM)
CIA
Council of Europe
Country Reports 1999-2001
Eurasia.net
Far Eastern Economic Review
Freedom House
Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan
Human Rights Watch
Minorities and Tolerance in Central and Eastern Europe
Minorities at Risk Project
Minority Electronic Resources
Open Society Institute
Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe
RFE/RL
RFE/RL Azerbaijan Report
SOROS Foundation
