Israel: Information on whether former Soviet citizens in the Israeli armed forces are ill-treated by other military personnel and whether there are avenues of redress for such persons (update to ISR15987.E of 10 December 1993)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR25265.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: Information on whether former Soviet citizens in the Israeli armed forces are ill-treated by other military personnel and whether there are avenues of redress for such persons (update to ISR15987.E of 10 December 1993), 1 October 1996, ISR25265.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aabc70.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Please find attached a copy of Response to Information Request ISR21767.F of 19 September 1995, translated into English by the IRB translation bureau. This Response addresses the subject of possible abuses within the Israeli armed forces and the avenues of redress available to their personnel. It adds to the following English-language Responses that deal with military service, including related problems and alternatives, with particular reference to the situation of new immigrants: ISR25120.E of 5 September 1996, ISR24898.E of 6 September 1996, ISR24900.E of 6 September 1996, ISR22596.E of 12 December 1995, ISR21680.E of 22 August 1995, ISR21648.E of 18 August 1995, ISR19234.E of 6 February 1995, ISR16249.E of 21 January 1994, ISR18846.E of 14 November 1994, ISR14534.E of 29 October 1993, and ISR14594 of 24 June 1993. All of these Responses are available at your Regional Documentation Centre. The February 1993 DIRB Question & Answer Series paper Israel: Jews From the Former Soviet Union also provides information related to the subject of your request, and may be of interest.
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.
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Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Ottawa. 19 September 1995. Response to Information Request ISR21767.FE.