China: Government policies regarding illegitimate children, and unwed or single mothers, particularly in Guangzhou (1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 15 October 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHN33061.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Government policies regarding illegitimate children, and unwed or single mothers, particularly in Guangzhou (1999), 15 October 1999, CHN33061.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad5020.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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Information concerning government policies regarding illegitimate children, and unwed or single mothers, additional to that found in CHN21168.E of 5 July 1995 is scarce among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
While commenting on proposed amendments to the Marriage Law, Xu Weihua of the All-China Women's Federation, stated that reform was necessary because divorce was too easy under the existing law, a situation that ill-served women's rights, as many divorced women "became single mothers and poor" (2 Aug. 1998).
No further information concerning government policies regarding illegitimate children, and unwed or single mothers 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 Response.
Xinhua. [Beijing, in English]. 4 November 1998. "Circular Urges Strong Measures to Combat Infidelity." (FBIS-CHI-98-308 4 Nov. 1998/WNC)
_____. [Beijing, in English]. 2 August 1998. "Plan to Revise Marriage Law Stirs Debate." (FBIS-CHI-98-219 7 Aug. 1998/WNC)
Additional Sources Consulted
China Rights Forum. [New York]. 1999.
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 3 February 1999. "Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: China 03/02/99." A/54/38, paras. 251-336.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, WNC.
