Dokument #1058249
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a Consul at the Embassy of
Bulgaria in Ottawa, Bulgarian nationals and foreigners in Bulgaria
must register with the Ministry of the Interior, although they are
allowed to move freely throughout the country (5 Aug. 1992). There
were additional restrictions before 1990 but these restrictions no
longer exist (Ibid.).
Further information related to freedom of
movement in Bulgaria in 1992 is not currently available to the
IRBDC. However, please note the following information.
The U.S. Department of State's Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices 1991 notes that freedom of
movement in Bulgaria is guaranteed in the Constitution and "is not
limited in practice, except in rare cases determined to affect
national security" (1992, 1068). This document, available at
Regional Documentation Centres, also indicates that the only
reported instances in 1991 of restrictions on freedom of movement
were in relation to "the withholding of international passports of
several members of the Macedonian rights group Ilinden"
(Ibid.).
For information related to this topic from
1990 and 1991, please consult the attached Response to Information
Request BGR8309 of 3 April 1991.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practice for 1991. 1992. U.S. Department of State. Washington:
U.S. Government Printing Office.
Embassy of Bulgaria, Ottawa. 5 August
1992. Telephone Interview with Consul.
Immigration and Refugee Board
Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. 3 April 1991. Response to
Information Request BGR8309.