Chile: Information on the recourse a rape victim would have if the rape results in the birth of a child and the accused rapist is the son of a prominent and influential businessman with connections to the Pinochet regime
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHL26459.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chile: Information on the recourse a rape victim would have if the rape results in the birth of a child and the accused rapist is the son of a prominent and influential businessman with connections to the Pinochet regime, 1 April 1997, CHL26459.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2334.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Please find attached media articles which contain information on the difficulties of getting a conviction on a rape charge to stand, and on the situation of women who became pregnant as a result of a rape and tried to get abortions.
Please consult Response to Information Request CHL25966 of 24 March 1997, which provides information on the procedures to prosecute a rape charge, and on the prosecution of police officers charged with rape.
Information on the recourse a rape victim would have if the accused rapist is the son of a prominent and influential businessman with connections to the Pinochet regime could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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 below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 24 January 1997. No. 120. "Women: Rape: Exemption of Punishment in the Event of Marriage," p. 7.
Chicago Tribune. 18 August 1996. Chicagoland Final Edition. Lake Sagaris. "Chile's Answer to Abortion: Punish the Victim.: (NEXIS)
CHIP News [Santiago]. 3 December 1996. "Abortion in Chile." [Internet] [Accessed 17 Mar. 1997]
_____. 29 August 1996. "Sexual Crimes Are Not Denounced by Victims." [Internet] [Accessed 17 Mar. 1997]
_____. 19 October 1995. "Only One-Fifth of Sexual Crimes End Up in Chile's." [Internet] [Accessed 17 Mar. 1997]
_____. 30 August 1995. "Victims of Sexual Crime Denounce Attackers." [Internet] [Accessed 17 Mar. 1997]
_____. 14 June 1995. "Deputies Enforce Sanctions Against Rape." [Internet] [Accessed 17 Mar. 1997]
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 19 October 1997. Vol. 27, No. 38. "Girls Kidnapped for Porn Flicks," p. 6.
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB Country File "Chile". Dec. 1995-Mar. 1997.
IWRAW to CEDAW Country Reports 1995. 1994
Southern Cone Report [London]. Monthly. Oct. 1995-Mar. 1997
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
On-line search of media sources.
