Yugoslavia: Information on the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia/Montenegro and possible protection offered by the Serbian government
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG15164 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia/Montenegro and possible protection offered by the Serbian government, 1 August 1993, YUG15164, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe774.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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Attached please find a number of articles which describe the ethnic tension between ethnic Hungarians and Serbs and/or Croats in the past two years.
According to Helsinki Watch, Serbian paramilitary forces in Vojvodina have expelled non-Serbs including Hungarians (July 1993, 5). However, Serbian human rights activists, political parties in Vojvodina, members of opposition parties and the independent press have "undertaken steps to protect non-Serbs from persecution and displacement in Vojvodina" (ibid., 6) at the risk of "harassment, physical assaults and, possibly, death" (ibid.).
The Government of Serbia, according to Helsinki Watch, "has done little, if anything, to arrest paramilitaries terrorizing non-Serbs in Vojvodina and has not taken steps to prevent further displacements" (ibid.).
The DIRB has no further information on this subject at the present time.
References
Helsinki Watch. July 1993. News From Helsinki Watch. Vol. 5, Issue 11. "Abuses Continue in the Former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Hercegovina: Forced Displacement of Non-Serbs in Serbian Provinces, Vojvodina." New York: Helsinki Watch.
Attachments
Helsinki Watch. July 1993. News From Helsinki Watch. Vol. 5, Issue 11. "Abuses Continue in the Former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Hercegovina: Forced Displacement of Non-Serbs in Serbian Provinces, Vojvodina." New York: Helsinki Watch. pp. 5-8.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Research Institute. 13 December 1991. Report on Eastern Europe [Munich]. Vol. 2, No. 50. Patrick Moore. "Yugoslavia: The Minorities' Plight amid Civil War." pp. 29-32.
. 20 September 1991. Report on Eastern Europe [Munich]. Vol. 2, No. 50. Edith Oltay. "Hungarians in Yugoslavia Seek Guarantees for Minority Rights." pp. 39-45.
. 18 December 1992. RFE/RL Research Report [Munich]. Vol. 1, No. 50. Hugh Poulton. "Rising Ethnic Tension in Vojvodina." pp. 21-27.
