Document #1274108
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A letter sent to the Research Directorate
on 10 May 1998 by the chairman of the Helsinki Committee for Human
Rights in the Republic of Moldova in Chisinau states:
There have been no reported to/by the
Committee cases of violence against homosexuals based on their
sexual orientation in 1998 in Moldova.
Correspondingly, there is no information on
the state authorities' reaction.
After the abrogation of the criminal
provisions on homosexuals, there seems to be no active
manifestations against them, although the population is not
particularly happy about their sexual orientations. They do not
tend to show these orientations in the public too much, therefore
do not present a hot issue for the population. There is no clear
evidence of their harassment or discrimination.
In the case of Transdnister region the
criminal law still punishes homosexual relations (including
deprivation of liberty). Due to the practical impossibility of
accessing sources of information in the region we can only rely on
private sources on this issue (e.g. representatives of police).
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.
Reference
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in
the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau. 10 May 1998. Letter sent to the
Research Directorate by the chairperson.