Yugoslavia: Information on the current situation and treatment of Roma, particularly in Belgrade
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG27506.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the current situation and treatment of Roma, particularly in Belgrade, 1 July 1997, YUG27506.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abbd8.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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For information on Roma musicians in Belgrade and on the treatment of Roma musicians in general, please consult the 3 November 1996 Agence France Presse attachment, particularly the second page. For a reference to threats made against Roma in Vojvodina, please consult the last paragraph of the first page of the 16 February 1997 Tanjug attachment. For additional information on the situation of Roma in Yugoslavia, please consult page 1113 of Country Reports 1996, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres. Additional information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 3 November 1996. Chris Hedges. "Belgrade Journal; In Yugoslavia, Traditional Gypsy Bands Play On." (NEXIS)
Tanjug Domestic Service [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian]. 16 February 1997. "Vojvodina: Orthodox Priest on West's Plans to Destabilize Region." (FBIS-EEU-97-032 16 Feb. 1997/WNC)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly.
CSCE Digest [Washington]. Monthly.
DIRB country file on Yugoslavia.
DIRB databases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly.
Minority Rights Group International Report [London]. Irregular publication.
Nationalities Papers [Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK]. Quarterly.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague]. Twice monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [Washington]. Quarterly.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
