The Philippines: Updates to Responses to Information Requests PHL28077.E of 21 October 1997 and PHL21932.E of 21 September 1995 on domestic or gender violence and the availability of state protection
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PHL28656.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, The Philippines: Updates to Responses to Information Requests PHL28077.E of 21 October 1997 and PHL21932.E of 21 September 1995 on domestic or gender violence and the availability of state protection, 1 February 1998, PHL28656.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1684.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Please consult the attached letter and attachment for information on domestic violence and the availability of state protection that was sent to the Research Directorate on 6 November 1997 by the executive director of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) in Manila.
According to the letter from the NCRFW executive director, the attachment consists of copies of the following documents:
1. Primer of domestic violence, including
Domestic Violence: Where to Go For Help
Domestic Violence: Not Just a Family Problem
Domestic Violence and Philippine Laws
2. Legal responses to domestic violence and responses against domestic violence (from the Information Guide on Domestic Violence: Violence Against Women by Women's Crisis Center.)
3. MemorandumCall to Action Against Domestic Violence
4. NCRFW (National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women) brochure
Please note that the last item listed was not included in the package sent by the NCRFW.
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.
Attachment
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), Manila. 6 November 1997. Letter and attachment sent by executive director.
