Sources consulted by the DIRB do not provide information on the above subject.

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.

Amnesty International country file (Moldova).

Amnesty International Report. 1993-95.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1992-94.

The Europa World Year Book 1994. 1994.

Keesing's Record of World Events. 1993-95.

Human Rights in Moldova: The Turbulent Dniester. March 1993.

Human Rights Situation in Moldavia: Report of the Kishniev "Memorial" Society. October 1990-0ctober 1991.

Human Rights Watch World Report. 1993-94.

"Memorial" Human Rights Center Report. 11 September 1992.

Moldova: State Protection. March 1993.

On-line search of news articles.