Violence against refugee women: gender oppression, Canadian policy and the international struggle for human rights

ID:	HARP-151
Title:	Violence against refugee women: gender oppression, Canadian policy and the international struggle for human rights
Source:	Resources for Feminist Research, v.26(3/4) 1998 pg 79-111. CBCA Fulltext: http://delos.lib.sfu.ca:8366/cgi-bin/slri/z3950.CGI/137.82.100.228.593447329/?cbca.db
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Year:	1988
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Keywords:	Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, gender equality, human rights, non-discrimination, social security, woman, civil and political rights, refugee, violence, security, self-determination, standard of living, liberty
Abstract:	This paper examines the nature of violence against women who are refugees, and the ways in which this violence restricts their freedom and mobility, security and well-being. It argues that to understand the nature and impact of violence against refugee women, one must also understand how gender relations inform the social, economic, cultural and political realities in their countries of origin, as well as in the countries where they seek asylum. The author develops this understanding by looking at the systems that contribute to the gender-related violence and oppression perpetrated against refugee women, and shows how Canadian refugee policies both hinder and protect refugee women’s interests.
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