Document #1262855
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
No information that would update ROM36509.E of 25 April 2001 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Foreign Law. Current Sources of Codes
and Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World [Littleton, Co.]
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Oral sources including:
Unsuccessful attempts to contact a
representative from the Bucharest-based League for the Defense of
Human Rights.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact a
representative from the Romanian Independent Society for Human
Rights (SIRDO).
Internet sites including:
American Bar Association. Central and
East European Law Initiative [Washington, DC]
Association for the Defence of Human
Rights in Romania - the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH)
Embassy of Romania in Ottawa
Embassy of Romania in Washington, DC
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UK Immigration and Nationality
Directorate Country Assessments
US Department of State. Country Reports
on Human Rights Practices for 2001. Romania.
US Department of State. Foreign Affairs
Manual & Foreign Affairs Handbook. 9 FAM Visas. Romania.
US Department of State. Romania -
Consular Information Sheet.
World News Connection (WNC)