Russia: Whether seniors in Moscow, especially single women, are tortured and beaten by criminals to sign over rights to their apartment; any state protection available (2000-2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 May 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS37017.E |
| Reference | 4 |
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No information on whether seniors in Moscow, especially single women, are tortured and beaten by criminals to sign over rights to their apartment could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, in a 1 June 2000 report, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights mentioned that a number of elderly persons "who had an apartment at their disposal" had "disappeared" in Moscow allegedly as a result of a "criminal hunt for apartments" (IHF-HR 1 June 2000, 320). No further information on these cases 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF-HR). 1 June 2000. Human Rights in the OSCE Region: the Balkans, the Caucasus, Europe, Central Asia and North America.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Lexis/Nexis
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International (AI)
Civic Action in Eurasia
Country Reports for 2000. 2001. Electronic version.
Freedom in the World 1999/2000
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
The Moscow Times
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Transitions
World News Connection (WNC)
