Uruguay: Information on organizations that assist women who face domestic or spousal abuse, and on government actions regarding domestic violence
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | URY14897 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uruguay: Information on organizations that assist women who face domestic or spousal abuse, and on government actions regarding domestic violence, 1 August 1993, URY14897, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abba14.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Please find attached three documents that provide information on organizations that assist women who suffer domestic violence or spousal abuse. The documents report on the creation of a government department and a police force to deal with the problem, name non-government and local organizations, and provide statistics related to the issue. A translation of the SERPAJ report could not be prepared by the DIRB in time to meet your deadline.
Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
Attachments
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. U.S. Department of State. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 504-505.
Servicio de Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) Uruguay. 1992. Informe 1992: Derechos Humanos en Uruguay. Montevideo: SERPAJ, pp. 11-13.
Women's Movements of the World: An International Directory and Reference Guide. 1988. Edited by Sally Shreir. Burnt Mill, Essex: Longman Group UK Ltd., pp. 339-340.
