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Romania: Treatment of the Roma Party members in Beclean, Bistrita-Nasaud; reports of police pressuring members to renounce party membership; reported submissions to the Ministry of Interior by the Roma Party to protest treatment; Ministry's response

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 23 April 2003
Citation / Document Symbol ROM41139.E
Reference 5
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Romania: Treatment of the Roma Party members in Beclean, Bistrita-Nasaud; reports of police pressuring members to renounce party membership; reported submissions to the Ministry of Interior by the Roma Party to protest treatment; Ministry's response , 23 April 2003, ROM41139.E , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e0de.html [accessed 4 June 2023]
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The Research Directorate was unable to find reports mentioning Roma Party (Partida Romilor, PR) activity in the town of Beclean, Bistrita-Nasaud or complaints submitted to the Ministry of Interior in regard to treatment of party members in this region, among the sources consulted for this Response.

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

NEXIS

Unsuccessful attempt to contact the Roma Party in Bistrita

Unsuccessful attempt to contact the Roma Party in Bucharest

Aven Amentza (Romanothan, Romanian Roma NGO)

Central European Review

Divers (Cluj, Romania)

European Roma Rights Centre

European Union. Romanian Accession Reports

MINELRES-L

National Office for Roma

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

RAM Bulletin [London]

Roma Rights

RomaNews Community Listserve

Romania Online

Romania. Chamber of Deputies

Romania. Ministry of the Interior

World News Connection

Yellowpages.ro

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