Korea (South): Update to Response to Information Request KOR16214.E of 12 January 1994 on redress available for spousal abuse and information on the availability of police protection for women who are stalked by their ex-husbands
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KOR20284.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Korea (South): Update to Response to Information Request KOR16214.E of 12 January 1994 on redress available for spousal abuse and information on the availability of police protection for women who are stalked by their ex-husbands, 1 April 1995, KOR20284.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaf050.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subjects, please refer to pages 626 and 627 of Country Reports 1994, as well as to the attachments, which include a 17 April 1995 letter faxed to the DIRB by a senior researcher from the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) in Seoul.
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.
Attachments
Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI), Seoul. 17 April 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB by a senior researcher.
Reuters. 25 January 1995. BC Cycle. "South Korea's Newly-weds Beaten by Husbands." (NEXIS)
_____. 3 April 1994. BC Cycle. "Wife Beating in South Korea is Endemic, Says Poll." (NEXIS)
