El Salvador: Information on the services available to women who are physically abused by their husbands (update to SLV14149 of 14 June 1993)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV18955.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on the services available to women who are physically abused by their husbands (update to SLV14149 of 14 June 1993), 1 November 1994, SLV18955.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acaf60.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Information further to SLV14149 of 14 June 1993 can be found in Responses to Information Requests SLV18257.E of 23 September 1994 and SLV16857.F of 23 March 1994, available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
In addition to the above, a recent issue of Hoja de Datos, reporting on assistance centres for abused women in Latin America, provides information on two centres in El Salvador (June 1994, 5). One centre is the Clinica de Atención a las Mujeres Maltratadas (Abused Women's Assistance Clinic), of the non-governmental Woman's Studies Institute "Norma Virginia Guirola de Herrera," CEMUJER. Its goal is the promotion of education devoid of gender-based inequalities and the eradication of all forms of violence and aggression against women. Its main activities are the provision of psychological help and legal guidance to women who are victims of violence. The centre also has self-help groups, training, a gymnasium for women, and a school of human rights and legal education.
The other centre described in the publication is the Centro de Asistencia Legal para la Mujer Salvadoreña (Legal Aid Centre for the Salvadoran Woman). It is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 1989 as an attached department of the Instituto de Investigación, Capacitación y Desarrollo de la Mujer, IMU (Woman's Institute for Research, Training and Development). Its stated goal is to find legal answers to the problems and needs faced by women. Its main activities are carried out by the Juridical Department, and include assisting in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, labour problems, women's rights, citizen's rights and irresponsible parenthood. The centre also carries out training and social outreach activities.
Please find attached two documents that provide additional information on organizations and services available to women who are victims of sexual or domestic abuse.
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.
Reference
Hoja de Datos [Santiago]. June 1994. "El Salvador."
Attachments
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993. Edited by Jacqueline K. Barrett and Jane A. Malonis. London: Gale Research International, Ltd., pp. 130-31.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 2 September 1993. Paul Jeffrey. "Salvadoran Women Work for New Revolution," p. 6.
