Lithuania: Information on whether there is national legislation pertaining to Lithuania's ratification of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees, whether refugee claims can be initiated and processed, whether any claims have been processed and whether statistics on processed claims are available
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LTU26995.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lithuania: Information on whether there is national legislation pertaining to Lithuania's ratification of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees, whether refugee claims can be initiated and processed, whether any claims have been processed and whether statistics on processed claims are available, 1 May 1997, LTU26995.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6ac.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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According to the 21 January 1997 Elta and the 30 January - 5 February 1997 Baltic Times attachments, the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 New York Protocol on Refugee Status have been recently ratified by Lithuania. For information on a parliamentary amendment to the law on the ratification of the Convention and the Protocol, please consult the 23 April 1997 BNS attachment. Additional information on the above-mentioned topics 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.
References
The Baltic Times [Riga]. 30 January - 5 February 1997. Anne Jennings. "Lithuania signs Geneva Convention."
Elta [Vilnius, in Russian]. 21 January 1997. "Lithuania: Seimas Ratifies Convention on Refugee Status." (FBIS-SOV-97-014 21 Jan. 1997) [Internet] [Accessed 22 May 1997]
Attachments
The Baltic Times [Riga]. 30 January - 5 February 1997. Anne Jennings. "Lithuania signs Geneva Convention," p. 6.
BNS News Agency [Tallinn, in English]. 23 April 1997. "Parliament Amends Refugee Status Law." (BBC Summary 25 Apr. 1997/NEXIS)
Elta [Vilnius, in Russian]. 21 January 1997. "Lithuania: Seimas Ratifies Convention on Refugee Status." (FBIS-SOV-97-014 21 Jan. 1997) [Internet] [Accessed 22 May 1997]
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB country file on Lithuania.
DIRB databases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague]. Twice monthly.
On-line search of media sources.
One source contacted did not provide information on the requested topic.
