Egypt: Information on the protection extended by Egyptian authorities and/or police in Cairo to a woman who charges her husband, a known heroin addict, with abuse; and on whether social status affects the response of the authorities and/or police
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EGY20081.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Egypt: Information on the protection extended by Egyptian authorities and/or police in Cairo to a woman who charges her husband, a known heroin addict, with abuse; and on whether social status affects the response of the authorities and/or police, 1 April 1995, EGY20081.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5968.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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For information on these subjects, please see the attached letter dated 9 April 1995, which was sent to the DIRB by the Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights, in Cairo.
According to the attached US News and World Report article, there are "no published statistics on battered women in Egypt, no shelters or hot lines" (29 August 1994).
For information on the protection available to abused women in Egypt, please consult Response to Information Request EGY17865.E of 29 July 1994, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
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.
References
Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights, in Cairo. 9 April 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB by the deputy director.
US News and World Report [Washington, DC]. 29 August 1994. Louise Lief. "An Old Oasis of Tolerance Runs Dry." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights, in Cairo. 9 April 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB by the deputy director.
US News and World Report [Washington, DC]. 29 August 1994. Louise Lief. "An Old Oasis of Tolerance Runs Dry." (NEXIS)
