Moldova: Information corroborating a report in Refuge on limitations regarding Russian-language education, and information on the number of mixed-language schools in Moldova, on whether Russian-language schools are available in Kishinev (Chisinau) and on what languages are taught in mixed-language schools
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA16178.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Information corroborating a report in Refuge on limitations regarding Russian-language education, and information on the number of mixed-language schools in Moldova, on whether Russian-language schools are available in Kishinev (Chisinau) and on what languages are taught in mixed-language schools, 1 January 1994, MDA16178.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab3918.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Please find attached several documents that provide information on Russian or mixed-language schooling in Moldova. All these documents, however, predate the report in the November-December 1993 issue of Refuge cited in your request. Information on the number of Russian and mixed-language schools in Chisinau or in all of Moldova could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
The World of Learning 1993 names Moldovan and Russian as the languages of instruction in the Moldovan State University in Chisinau (1993, 1014). A March 1993 report by the British Helsinki Human Rights Group states that "Russian technical schools have been reduced in number" (BHHRG Mar. 1993, 10). The United States Department of State's Country Reports states that
In 1992 more schools offering instruction in Ukrainian and other minority languages were opened. A Jewish public school was opened in Chisinau which provides instruction in Hebrew and Yiddish; a privately owned yeshiva also operates with international support (Country Reports 1992 1993, 854).
The report, however, does not refer to Russian-language schools.
The DIRB Question and Answer Series paper Moldova: Internal Flight Alternatives provides information on cultural rights, including statistics on the percentage of Russian and mixed-language schools (DIRB July 1993, 13-14).
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.
References
The British Helsinki Human Rights Group (BHHRG). March 1993. Minority Rights in Moldova. Oxford: BHHRG.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. October 1992. Moldova: Internal Flight Alternatives.
Attachments
The British Helsinki Human Rights Group (BHHRG). March 1993. Minority Rights in Moldova. Oxford: BHHRG, pp. 9-12.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. October 1992. Moldova: Internal Flight Alternatives.
The Europa World Year Book 1992. 1992. Vol. 2. London: Europa Publications Ltd., p. 2804.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. March 1993. "Human Rights in Moldova: The Turbulent Dniester," pp. 15-17.
The World of Learning 1993. 1993. 43rd ed. London: Europa Publications Ltd., p. 1014.