Dokument #1255123
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
For a translation of article 200 of the
Romanian Penal Code on homosexuality as amended on 11 September
1995 by the Chamber of Deputies, please consult the attachment to
Response to Information Request ROM21910.F of 29 September 1995,
which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
For an update on the status of proposed
changes to the Romanian Penal Code regarding homosexuality, for
information on the meaning of the expression "causing a public
scandal" in article 200, and for information on the current
penalties for criminal offences related to homosexual acts, please
refer to the attached hard copy of a 17 December 1995 E-mail
message sent to the DIRB by the Romanian Helsinki Committee.
For information on the enforcement of the
current article 200, please consult the attached hard copy of a 21
December 1995 E-mail message sent to the DIRB by the Romanian
Helsinki Committee, as well as the attached excerpts of 1995
Amnesty International reports and the Human Right Watch World
Report 1996.
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
sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attached Documents
Amnesty International. October 1995.
Romania: Romanian Authorities Respond to Amnesty International's
May 1995 Report. (AI Index : EUR 39/22/95) London: Amnesty
International, pp. 3-4.
_____. Romania: Update to May 1995
Report. (AI Index: EUR 39/19/95). London: Amnesty
International, pp. 2-3.
_____. 22 May 1995. Romania: Broken
Commitment to Human Rights. (AI Index: EUR 39/01/95). London:
Amnesty International, pp. 8-14.
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 1995. Human
Rights Watch World Report 1996: Events of 1995. New York: Human
Rights Watch, pp. 226-27.
Romanian Helsinki Committee, Bucarest.
21 December 1995. Hard copy of an E-Mail message sent to the
DIRB.
_____. 17 December 1995. Hard copy of an
E-Mail message sent to the DIRB.