Suriname: Information on domestic violence, including a copy of any existing legislation, police and societal attitudes and recourse available to abused spouses
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 16 June 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SUR41239.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Suriname: Information on domestic violence, including a copy of any existing legislation, police and societal attitudes and recourse available to abused spouses, 16 June 2003, SUR41239.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e201c.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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Information beyond that provided in Country Reports 2002, available electronically and through Regional Documentation Centres, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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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 Information Request.
Reference
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002. 31 March 2003. "Suriname." United States Department of State, Washignton, DC. Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Latin American Regional Reports: Caribbean Report [London]. 2000-2003
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 2000-2003
Internet sites and search engines, including:
Amnesty International
Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA)
CEDAW
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Human Rights Watch
ISIS Internacional, Santiago
Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas y Afrocaribeñas
Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe, RSMLAC
UNIFEM
United Nations Population Fund
