Romania: Information on the return of property confiscated prior to the December 1989 revolution, and whether persons are threatened by the authorities or face problems when attempting to have property returned
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ROM24804.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Romania: Information on the return of property confiscated prior to the December 1989 revolution, and whether persons are threatened by the authorities or face problems when attempting to have property returned, 1 August 1996, ROM24804.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac184e.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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For information on issues related to land claims, i.e., the return of land confiscated prior to the December 1989 revolution, the amount of land that can be returned, and the reacquisition process and difficulties related to the process, please consult Response to Information Request ROM24596.E of 22 July 1996.
For information on the reacquisition of property in general confiscated prior to the December 1989 revolution, please consult the Associated Press (AP) attachment of 24 November 1995; for information on the restitution of church property, please consult the BBC and Reuters attachments of 16 May 1996 and 14 September 1995, respectively; and for information on the restitution of Jewish property, please see the OMRI attachment of 27 November 1995 and the Reuters attachment of 15 December 1995.
No references to persons threatened by the authorities or who faced problems when attempting to have property returned could 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 a list of additional sources consulted in researching this Response to Information Request.
Attachments
The Associated Press (AP). 24 November 1995. Bogdan Preda. "International News." (NEXIS)
Hungarian Radio [Budapest, in Hungarian]. 14 May 1996. "Church Leaders Demand Restitution of Church Property, Bill on Religion." (BBC Summary 16 May 1996/NEXIS)
Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague]. 27 November 1995. Dan Ionescu. "Romanian President Signs Controversial Restitution Law." (INTERNET: OMRI Daily Digest full-text search. http://solar.rtd.utk.edu:81/...n/friends/omri/select-rec.pl)
Reuters. 15 December 1995. BC Cycle. "EP Adopts Resolution on Plundered Jewish Property." (NEXIS)
_____. 14 September 1995. BC Cycle. Karin Popescu. "Romania Catholic Church Seeks Property Return." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. 1994-1996. Amnesty International Report.
DIRB country file: Romania.
DIRB and UNHCR databases.
Contextual and Human Rights Packages: Romania. April 1996.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1996.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. Monthly. 1983 to present.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. Daily. 1991 to present.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York].
Transition: Events and Issues in the Former Soviet Union and East-Central and Southeastern Europe [Prague]. January 1995 to present.
