Hungary: Whether there are/have been since 1995, mandatory regular medical examinations related to military service performed on all Hungarian males who completed their military service (1995-September 2000)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 12 September 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HUN35377.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hungary: Whether there are/have been since 1995, mandatory regular medical examinations related to military service performed on all Hungarian males who completed their military service (1995-September 2000), 12 September 2000, HUN35377.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be3c4.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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The military attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary stated that according to the chief medical officer of the Hungarian armed forces there is no requirement for medical examinations of Hungarian males who have completed their military service (11 Sept. 2000).
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
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary. 11 September 2000. Telephone interview with the military attaché.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
War Resisters' International. September 1998. Edited by Bart Horeman and Marc Stolwijk. Refusing to Bear Arms : a World Survey of Conscription and Conscientious Objection to Military Service. London: WRI.
One source did not reply within the time constraints.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International (AI)
British Helsinki Human Rights Group (BHHRG)
The Budapest Sun Online
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999.
European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF-HR)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Transitions
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
War Resisters' International (WRI)
World News Connection (WNC)
