Czech Republic: 1) Europa Yearbook 1989, Amnesty International 1989, Country Report 1989, and Chapter 77 on Human Rights Act; 2) Summary of recent political events leading the democratization of the country; 3) Details of demonstrations in Prague in January 1989; 4) Details on " Freedom of Expression" in the country; 5) Refusal by the government to grant university admission to people of bourgeois origin
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CSK3705 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Czech Republic: 1) Europa Yearbook 1989, Amnesty International 1989, Country Report 1989, and Chapter 77 on Human Rights Act; 2) Summary of recent political events leading the democratization of the country; 3) Details of demonstrations in Prague in January 1989; 4) Details on " Freedom of Expression" in the country; 5) Refusal by the government to grant university admission to people of bourgeois origin, 1 January 1990, CSK3705, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acce4.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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l) The requested documents, with the exception of the last, are available at the IRB Documentation Centre in Montreal. On the assumption that the document you require is the Charter 77, a copy from a Helsinki Watch publication is attached.
2) For a summary of recent political events in Czechoslovakia, please see the Weekly Press Summary and Dossier de Presse available at the IRB Documentation Centre in Montreal.
3) For information on the demonstrations, please see the documentation attached under the coversheet entitled "Question 3."4) For background information on freedom of expression in Czechoslovakia, please see the documentation attached under the coversheet entitled "Question 4". More recent information on the topic can be obtained from the source mentioned in question 3 above.
