Yugoslavia: Information on whether birth certificate forms from 1970 to 1980 were bilingual documents printed in Serbo-Croatian and Albanian
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG27621.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on whether birth certificate forms from 1970 to 1980 were bilingual documents printed in Serbo-Croatian and Albanian, 1 September 1997, YUG27621.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf568.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to page one of a facsimile sent to the DIRB on 12 September 1997 by the coordinator for the project on human rights monitoring of the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms in Pristina, "from 1970 until 1980 the birth certificates were printed in both the Serbo-Croatian and Albanian languages."
In a 23 September 1997 telephone interview, the coordinator added that from 1970 until 1989 the birth certificate forms were bilingual documents that contained information in both the Serbo-Croatian and Albanian languages, but after 1989 the information was only in Serbo-Croatian.
For information on the Council, please consult the 23 September 1997 Council attachment.
Corroborating or additional information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms, Pristina. 23 September 1997. Telephone interview with the coordinator of the project for human rights monitoring.
_____. 12 September 1997. Facsimile sent to the DIRB by the coordinator of the project for human rights monitoring.
Attachments
Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms, Pristina. 23 September 1997. Facsimile sent to the DIRB by the coordinator of the project for human rights monitoring.
_____. 12 September 1997. Facsimile sent to the DIRB by the coordinator of the project for human rights monitoring.
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: DIRB databases, REFWORLD (UNHCR database).
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources.