Yemen: The Yemen Women's Federation, whether it is repressed by the authorities and/or police, and whether there are avenues of redress for abused women (since January 1998)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YEM29418.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yemen: The Yemen Women's Federation, whether it is repressed by the authorities and/or police, and whether there are avenues of redress for abused women (since January 1998), 1 May 1998, YEM29418.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6758.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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No reports on the Yemen Women's Federation and whether it is repressed by the authorities and/or police, and whether there are avenues of redress for abused women could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
A brief summary of women and spousal abuse in Yemeni society can be found in Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997 (1998).
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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report 1997. 1997.
Arab Studies Quarterly [Lake Forest, Ill.]. Quarterly. Spring 1997-present.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997. 30 January 1998.
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993.
Europa World Year Book 1997. 1997.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly. 1996.
Middle East International [London]. Fortnightly. January 1998-present.
Resource Centre. "Yemen" country file. April 1997-present.
WIN News [Lexington, Mass.]. Quarterly. Spring 1997-present.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws [Grenoble]. Various dates.
Yemen Human Rights Guard. n.d. Report on Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Yemen 1997. (WWW)
Women's Movements of the World. 1988.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, WNC.
Oral sources:
Unsuccessful attempts to contact three oral sources.
