Uruguay: Update to URY14897 on violence against women and protection available to them
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | URY19473.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uruguay: Update to URY14897 on violence against women and protection available to them, 1 January 1995, URY19473.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac9a1c.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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Information on the situation of violence against women in Uruguay is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
In her book entitled Out of the Shadows, Jo Fisher indicates in the context of protection that in 1986 "the first police station staffed by women for victims of domestic violence and rape was opened" (1993, 44). The author does not provide the specific location of the police station.
A representative of SERPAJ (Servicio de Paz y Justicia) in Uruguay indicated in a telephone interview that a police station, called "Comisaria de la Mujer", and specializing in providing protection to battered women is located at 1126 San Jose street in Montevideo (18 Jan. 1995). This source was unable to provide further information on the situation of battered women and on protection available to them.
For names, addresses, and mandate of women's organizations in Uruguay, please consult the attached Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide (1993) and Women's Movements of the World (1988).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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 attached the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
References
Fisher, Jo. 1993. Out of the Shadows: Women, Resistance and Politics in South America. London: Latin America Bureau.
SERPAJ (Servicio de Paz y Justicia), Montevideo, Uruguay. 18 January 1995. Telephone interview with a representative.
Attachments
Fisher, Jo. 1993. Out of the Shadows: Women, Resistance and Politics in South America. London: Latin America Bureau.
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993. Edited by Jacqueline K. Barrett. London: Gale Research International Ltd.
Women's Movements of the World: An International Directory and References Guide. 1988. Edited by Sally Shreir. London: Longman Group UK.
Additional Sources Consulted
Boletin (Red Femista Latinoamericana Y Del Caribe Contra La Violencia Domestica Y Sexual) [Santiago]. 1994.
Bulletin (Institute for Women, Law and Development) [Washington, DC]. 1994
The Women's Watch (IWRAW: International Women's Rights Action Watch) [Minnesota]. 1994.
Latin American Women. 1983. Minority Rights Group.
Latin America Update [Washington]. Monthly.
Latin America Press [Lima]. Weekly.
Latin American Newsletters [London]. Monthly.
Problèmes d'Amérique latine. Quarterly.
Subject File: Women. DIRB Resource Centre. 1993-1994.
WIN (Women International Network), [New York]. 1993-1994.
Oral Sources.
On-Line Search.
