Hungary: A group called the "Association for the Protection of Gypsy Mothers' Rights in Hungary"; its purpose, who is eligible for membership, how eligibility for membership is determined, and whether ethnic Hungarians (who are non-Roma) may be members (January 1998 - March 1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HUN31430.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hungary: A group called the "Association for the Protection of Gypsy Mothers' Rights in Hungary"; its purpose, who is eligible for membership, how eligibility for membership is determined, and whether ethnic Hungarians (who are non-Roma) may be members (January 1998 - March 1999), 1 March 1999, HUN31430.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abf524.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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A March 1998 Off Our Backs article states that "The Gypsy Mothers' Association, founded by [Iona] Zambo, is working to get better education, health, work, and welfare for gypsy girls and women [in Hungary]." No additional information on the Gypsy Mothers' Association, nor references to a group in Hungary called the "Association for the Protection of Gypsy Mothers' Rights," 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Off Our Backs [Ann Arbour, MI.]. March 1998. Carol Anne Douglas. "Ana's Land(Sisterhood in Eastern Europe." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
Transitions [Prague]. January 1998 - February 1999.
WIN News [Lexington, Mass.]. Winter 1998 - Winter 1999.
Resource Centre country file on Hungary. January 1998 - October 1998.
One oral source contacted did not provide information on the requested topic.