Russia: Update to RUS15799.E of 18 November 1993 on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians; including whether they encounter any discrimination; attacks by ultranationalists; availability of state protection (January 2000 - May 2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 28 May 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS37011.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Update to RUS15799.E of 18 November 1993 on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians; including whether they encounter any discrimination; attacks by ultranationalists; availability of state protection (January 2000 - May 2001), 28 May 2001, RUS37011.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4bea024.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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A 17 March 2000 RFE/RL article states:
... Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ihor Hrushko said that everyone in Ukraine has the right to choose his or her language of education. According to the Foreign Ministry, that is not true of Russia, where, it added, the country's large Ukrainian community has received very little official support for Ukrainian-language publications or activities.
Additional information on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians in Russia 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
RFE/RL Newsline [Prague]. 17 March 2000. Vol. 4, No. 55, Part 1. Askold Krushelnycky. "Russia, Ukraine Wage War of Words."
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
NEXIS/LEXIS
Unsuccessful attempts to contact sources
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
BBC News Online
Crosspoint Anti-Racism
Den [Kiev]
ERCOMER
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Hokkaido University Slavic Research Centre
International Helsinki Federation
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Memorial Society - Moscow
MINELRES
Minorities at Risk Project
Minority Rights Group
OneWorld.org
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Rambler.ru (Russian Search Engine)
Russian Politics and Law
Russian Review
St. Petersburg Times
The Ukrainian Quarterly
Vesti.ru
World News Connection
