IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “Whether there exists a national organization, private or public, called the Citizen Guard whose function is to assist the police in the protection of citizens; whether it is a volunteer organization and whether membership is restricted to any ethnic group; powers they have in terms of dealing with the public; whether they are known to be guilty of human rights abuses; whether the Citizen Guard and the Civil Guard are connected in any way (1999 - July 2004) [HUN42798.E]”, Document #1233552

Whether there exists a national organization, private or public, called the Citizen Guard whose function is to assist the police in the protection of citizens; whether it is a volunteer organization and whether membership is restricted to any ethnic group; powers they have in terms of dealing with the public; whether they are known to be guilty of human rights abuses; whether the Citizen Guard and the Civil Guard are connected in any way (1999 - July 2004) [HUN42798.E]

Information on the Citizen Guard could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For information on the Civil Guard, please consult HUN41018.E of 2 May 2003.

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 for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Several oral sources did not respond to requests for information within time constraints.

Internet sites, including: Amnesty International (AI), The Budapest Sun, European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), United States Department of State, World News Connections (WNC).

Associated documents

Document ID 1233552 Related / Associated
27 July 2004 | IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Hungary

Whether there exists a national organization, private or public, called the Citizen Guard whose function is to assist the police in the protection of citizens; whether it is a volunteer organization and whether membership is restricted to any ethnic group; powers they have in terms of dealing with the public; whether they are known to be guilty of human rights abuses; whether the Citizen Guard and the Civil Guard are connected in any way (1999 - July 2004) [HUN42798.E]
Whether there exists a national organization, private or public, called the Citizen Guard whose function is to assist the police in the protection of citizens; whether it is a volunteer organization and whether membership is restricted to any ethnic group; powers they have in terms of dealing with the public; whether they are known to be guilty of human rights abuses; whether the Citizen Guard and the Civil Guard are connected in any way (1999 - July 2004) [HUN42798.E] (Response, French)
fr ID 1188104

ecoi.net description:: Whether there exists a national organization, private or public, called the Citizen Guard whose function is to assist the police in the protection of citizens; whether it is a volunteer organization and whether membership is restricted to any ethnic group; powers they have in terms of dealing with the public; whether they are known to be guilty of human rights abuses; whether the Citizen Guard and the Civil Guard are connected in any way (1999 - July 2004) [HUN42798.E]
Country:: Hungary
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Published:: 27 July 2004
Document ID:: 1233552 (former ID 179622)