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
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR15987.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, 1 December 1993, ISR15987.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0a1c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Sources currently available to the DIRB do not provide 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. However, the attached article, which refers to the discriminatory burial of a former Soviet immigrant, might be useful.
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.
Attachment
The Washington Post. 14 August 1993. Final Edition. David Hoffman. "Soldier's Burial Spurs Israeli Debate on Religious Officials' Power." (NEXIS)
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. 1993. Amnesty International Report 1993. New York: Amnesty International U.S.A.
. 1992. Amnesty International Report 1992. New York: Amnesty International U.S.A.
Amnesty International country file (Israel).
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991. 1992. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
DIRB country file (Israel).
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. 1993. Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. New York: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights.
On-line search.