According to a representative of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (CSO), "BRFK is an existing acronym of the Hungarian name of the Budapest Police Headquarters" (16 July 2002). The headquarters' address is Teve utca 4-6 H-1139 in District XIII (Budapest.com 20 Feb. 2000); however, there is a District V office located at Deák Ferenc utca 16-18 (Budapesthotels.com 20 June 2002). The BRFK headquarters is listed as being in the same building as the Országos Rendor-fokapitányság (ORFK) (Hungarian Police Headquarters) according to the CSO (16 July 2002).

For information concerning whether Hungarian police keep statistics on homosexuals, please consult HUN38572.E of 6 May 2002. The Hungarian Police Headquarters in Budapest declined to provide additional information (17 July 2002) and further information on this topic could not be found among sources consulted for this Response.

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.

Budapest.com. 20 February 2000. "General Information: Important Addresses in Budapest." http://budapest.com/tour/GeneralInformation.htm [Accessed 16 July 2002]

Budapesthotels.com. 20 June 2002. "Dangers, Warnings and Annoyances." http://www.budapesthotels.com/touristguide/dangers.htm [Accessed 16 July 2002]

Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (CSO). 16 July 2002. Fax correspondence with representative of the Information Section.

Hungary. Országos Rendõr-fõkapitányság (ORFK). 17 July 2002. Email correspondence with representative

IRB Databases

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Internet sites including:

Cops.hu

Council of Europe. Directorate of Human Rights

DKMT: A Citizen's Euroregion

Open Society Institute, EU Accession Monitoring Program

Gay Guide Budapest

Gay Hungary (www.gay.hu)

Hungarian Information Center

Hungary. Central Statistical Office

International Lesbian and Gay Association.
Háttér Society for Gays and Lesbians in Hungary.

Report on the Discrimination of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals in Hungary

Online Newspapers

Országos Rendor-fokapitányság (ORFK) (Hungarian Police Headquarters)

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

Tárki Social Research Center Inc.

World News Connection