Domestic violence asylum claim inadmissible (M.P.M. v. Canada)
M.P.M., a Mexican national, sought asylum in Canada in 2006. M.P.M. claimed that she was entitled to asylum because she is a victim/survivor of domestic violence and was seeking to escape her abusive ex-husband, a Mexican police officer. Canadian authorities dismissed M.P.M.’s claim on the basis that she had failed to establish that she was … Read more
Treatment of woman in detention violated CEDAW (Inga Abramova v. Belarus)
The Lenin District Court of Belarus found Inga Abramova guilty of ‘minor hooliganism’ for hanging ribbons and posters calling for participation in the ‘European March.’ It subsequently ordered her to serve five days administrative arrest. Abramova claimed that, during her detention, a male staff member subjected her to a body search, touched her inappropriately, … Read more
