Failure to ensure de facto equality in employment a violation of CEDAW (R.K.B. v. Turkey)

Turkey - Luke Cusack (2009)

R.K.B.’s employer, a hairdressing salon, terminated her contract of employment.  It also allegedly threatened to spread rumours that R.K.B. had extramarital affairs in order to pressure her to sign a document stating that she had received all of her work entitlements and precluding her from suing for unfair dismissal.  R.K.B. did not sign the document, … Read more

Failure to protect woman against domestic violence a violation of CEDAW (A.T. v. Hungary)

Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary - SF Brit (2007)

  A.T., a Hungarian national, claimed that her former partner, L.F., subjected her to domestic violence over a period of more than four years.  A.T. was issued ten medical certificates during this time connected to separate incidents of severe physical violence, including an incident on 27 July 2001, which resulted in her hospitalization.  Despite reported … Read more

Treatment of woman in detention violated CEDAW (Inga Abramova v. Belarus)

Belarus countryside -  alexjamesdf (2011)

  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

Failure to protect woman against domestic violence a violation of CEDAW (V.K. v. Bulgaria)

Burgas, Bulgaria - Andrew Griffith (2010)

  V.K., a Bulgarian national, claimed that her husband, F.K., subjected her to varied forms of domestic violence.  In 2006, V.K. moved to Poland with her husband and their children.  In 2007, following continued abuse, V.K. filed an application for protective measures and financial maintenance with the Warsaw District Court, but the proceedings went unresolved.  … Read more

Deportation of domestic violence survivor communication inadmissible (Guadalupe Herrera Rivera v. Canada)

Massey College, University of Toronto - Simone Cusack

  In 2006, Guadalupe Herrera Rivera (GHR), a Mexican national, claimed asylum in Canada, along with her then husband and their two minor children.  Canadian authorities denied the claim on the basis that it lacked credibility. In April 2008, GHR, a long-term survivor of domestic violence, reported a violent incident to Montreal police.  Following the … Read more

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