Greece: Information on the treatment of ethnic Macedonians who are Greek citizens and ethnic Macedonians residing in Greece who are not Greek citizens, and on the state protection available to them
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GRC23452.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Greece: Information on the treatment of ethnic Macedonians who are Greek citizens and ethnic Macedonians residing in Greece who are not Greek citizens, and on the state protection available to them, 1 June 1996, GRC23452.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca768.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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For information on the situation of Macedonians and on the judicial system in Greece, please consult the fourth paragraph of page 875, pages 877-79, the third last paragraph of page 880, page 881 and pages 884-85 of Country Reports 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres. For an allegation by the Macedonian-American Federation of Wisconsin of violations of the human rights of ethnic Macedonians in Greece, including the right to self-identification, please consult the attachment. Further information on the above-mentioned subjects 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.
Attachment
Chicago Tribune. 13 November 1995. North Sports Final Edition. Chris Elinchev. "Macedonia's Plight." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly.
DIRB file on Greece.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Minority Rights Group (MRG) International Report.
On-line search of media sources.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
