Jamaica: Update to Response to Information Request JAM23194.E of 27 February 1996 on whether the Domestic Violence Act has come into effect or been gazetted
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JAM25804.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jamaica: Update to Response to Information Request JAM23194.E of 27 February 1996 on whether the Domestic Violence Act has come into effect or been gazetted, 1 December 1996, JAM25804.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aada53.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided to the DIRB by the counsellor of the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa during a 16 December 1996 telephone interview.
The counsellor confirmed that the Domestic Violence Act was passed by Congress in the course of 1995. However, the source could not confirm whether the law has been gazetted and enacted at this point in time.
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 see below the list of additional sources consulted for this Response to Information Request.
Reference
Jamaican High Commission, Ottawa. 16 December 1996. Telephone interview with the counsellor.
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB Country File: Jamaica.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
Latin America Regional Reports: Central America and Caribbean Report [London]. 1995-1996.
