Egypt: State protection available to women who suffer violence and abuse from family members, specifically, widows who suffer abuse and violence from in-laws
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 3 July 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EGY37316.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Egypt: State protection available to women who suffer violence and abuse from family members, specifically, widows who suffer abuse and violence from in-laws, 3 July 2001, EGY37316.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be2d1c.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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According to a M2 Presswire report, in January 2001, Sanaa Khalil, Counsellor of the Egyptian Ministry of Justice, stated at a meeting of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women that: "any physical offence [against a woman] was punishable, even if it was committed by a woman's family member" (22 Jan. 2001). No further information on the state protection available to women who suffer violence from family members could be found among the sources consulted.
Further information on domestic violence and references to applicable articles of the Egyptian Penal Code can be found in EGY36872.E of 23 May 2001.
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
M2 Presswire. 22 January 2001. "Monitoring Body for Womens Anti-Discrimination Conventions Takes up Reports of Egypt." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
The Arab Women's Court
FIDH
Human Rights Watch
International Women's Rights Action Watch
Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights
Middle East Women Studies
Muslim Women's League
Women Living Under Muslim Law
Search engines including:
Metacrawler
Dogpile
