Document #1201303
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
For information on the treatment of ethnic
Georgians in the Abkhazia region of Georgia, please consult the
attachments. Information on the treatment in Georgia, including
Abkhazia, of people of Georgian and Abkhaz ancestry could not be
found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
Attachments
Amnesty International. October 1996.
Georgia: Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns. (AI
Index: EUR 56/04/96). London: Amnesty International, pp. 1,
11-15.
Georgian Radio [Tbilisi, in Georgian].
31 January 1997. "Militia Detains 22 Georgians Allegedly for
Breaching Passport Regime." (BBC Summary 4 Feb. 1997/NEXIS)
Iberia News Agency [Tbilisi, in
Georgian]. 2 February 1996. "Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict; Georgian
Security Ministry Admits Guerrilla Activities by Georgians in
Abkhazia." (BBC Summary 4 Feb. 1996/NEXIS)
ITAR-TASS. 27 January 1997. Gocha
Ablotia and Tengiz Pachkoria. "Georgian Media Report Abkhazian Raid
on Georgian Villages." (NEXIS)
_____. 10 December 1996. Tengiz
Pachkoriya. "Abkhazia Denies Hostage-Taking Raid on Georgian
Villages." (NEXIS)
_____. 22 October 1996. Tengiz
Pachkotiya. "Georgian TV Reports, Abkhazia Denies Hostage-Taking
Raid." (NEXIS)
Republic of Abkhazia Radio [Sukhumi, in
Russian]. 24 November 1996. "Abkhaz Separatist Leader Deplores Acts
of Sabotage on Election Day." (BBC Summary 26 Nov. 1996/NEXIS)
Reuters. 23 September 1996. BC Cycle.
Evelyn Leopold. "Georgia Wants Action Against Separatists."
(NEXIS)
Sakinform News Agency [Tbilisi, in
Georgian]. 24 October 1996. "Abkhaz Leaders Reserve 12 Seats for
Ethnic Georgians in 35-Member Parliament." (BBC Summary 26 Oct.
1996/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report.
Yearly.
CSCE Digest [Washington].
Monthly.
DIRB country file on Georgia.
DIRB databases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS) Daily Reports.
News from Human Rights Watch
[New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague].
Monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [Washington].
Monthly.
On-line search of media sources.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral
sources.