Yugoslavia: Whether the 21 June 1996 Amnesty Act applies to Montenegro and, if not, whether Montenegro has passed its own Amnesty Act; and the treatment of persons who evade their compulsory military service in Montenegro (June 1997 - June 1998)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG29486.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Whether the 21 June 1996 Amnesty Act applies to Montenegro and, if not, whether Montenegro has passed its own Amnesty Act; and the treatment of persons who evade their compulsory military service in Montenegro (June 1997 - June 1998), 1 June 1998, YUG29486.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab3b7f.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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Information on whether the 21 June 1996 Amnesty Act applies to Montenegro and, if not, whether Montenegro has passed its own Amnesty Act, and information on the treatment of persons who evade their compulsory military service in Montenegro, could not 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.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. 1997.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1997, 1998.
Minority Rights Group International Report [London]. January 1996 - January 1998.
Nationalities Papers [Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK]. December 1996 - Winter 1998.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. September 1997.
Refusing to Bear Arms: A World Survey of Conscription and Conscientious Objection to Military Service. November 1997. War Resisters' International: London.
Transition [Prague]. June 1996 - May 1998.
Uncaptive Minds [Washington]. Winter 1996 - Summer 1997.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
