Dokument #1026531
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative at the
consular section of the embassy of Uruguay in Ottawa, persons
applying for a Uruguayan passport in Uruguay must present a
Certificado de Buena Conducta (certificate of good conduct), which
is issued by the police and indicates whether the individual has a
recent criminal record (30 Nov. 1993). In addition to the
certificate of good conduct, the applicant must present his or her
previous passport, or if none is available, a birth certificate or
Cédula de Identidad (identity card) (Ibid.).
The Servicio Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) of
Uruguay, a non-government human rights organization, states in its
1992 report that the certificate of good conduct is indispensable
for obtaining a passport in Uruguay (SERPAJ 1992, 15). The report
adds that prostitutes are not issued certificates of good conduct
even if they are no longer working as prostitutes, and despite the
fact that prostitution is legal in Uruguay (Ibid.).
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.
Embassy of Uruguay, Consular Section,
Ottawa. 30 November 1993. Telephone interview with
representative.
Servicio Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ). 1992.
Informe 1992: Derechos Humanos en Uruguay. Montevideo:
SERPAJ.