Hungary: Treatment of ethnic Croatians by ethnic Serbs and by the Hungarian government, and protection available to them (1997-September 2000)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 21 September 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HUN35298.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hungary: Treatment of ethnic Croatians by ethnic Serbs and by the Hungarian government, and protection available to them (1997-September 2000), 21 September 2000, HUN35298.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be3c0.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
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A Hungarian Government Report on national minorities states that, according to the 1990 Census, Croats in Hungary numbered 17,577 and Serbs, 2,953 (Report of the Republic of Hungary Feb. 1999). The report also states that:
The traditional settlements of Croatians living in Hungary lie in the south and western border regions of the country (the southern parts of Bacs-Kiskun and Baranya counties, along the river Dráva, in Zala county, Vas and Gyor-Sopron counties). Sizeable Croatian communities are also found around Budapest ...
Significant numbers of Serbians living in Hungary reside in Budapest and the outskirts, on the Hungary-Yugoslav (Csongrád county) and in Baranya and Békés counties.
Status of ethnic minorities in Hungary can be found in Country Reports
1999, Section 5.
No information on the treatment of Croatians by Serbs in Hungary or by the Hungarian government could 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.
References
Report of the Republic of Hungary on the Implementation of Commitments Prescribed in Article 2, Point 2 of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of the Council of Europe. February 1999. Office for National and Ethnic Minorities in Hungary.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999. February 2000. United States Department of State. Washington, DC.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
REFWORLD
Internet sources including:
Amnesty International. Search facility
Human Rights Watch. Search facility
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
World News Connection (WNC)
