Dokument #1269342
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The following information was provided to the Research Directorate by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Athens, Greece:
1996 Asylum applications: 0 Recognitions: 0 Rejections: 0
1997 Asylum applications: 1 Recognitions: 0 Rejections: 0
1998 Asylum applications: 0 Recognitions: 0 Rejections: 1
As you may understand, there was one asylum application by a Georgian national filed in 1997, for which a negative decision was issued by the Greek authorities in 1998 (1 Apr. 2002).
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.
Reference
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR). Athens, Greece. 1 April 2002. Email from
representative
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
NEXIS
Internet sites including
Asylumsupport.info
Council of Europe
Greece, Ministry of Health and
Welfare
Greece, Ministry of Public Order
Greece, Office of the Prime Minister
Greecenow.com
Greek Council of Refugees
Immlawyers.com
Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe