Posted by simonecusack on 7 March 2012 · Comments Off
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
Filed under Bulgaria, CEDAW art 1, CEDAW art 16, CEDAW art 2(a), CEDAW art 2(b), CEDAW art 2(c), CEDAW art 2(e), CEDAW art 2(f), CEDAW art 2(g), CEDAW art 5(a), Domestic and family violence, Due diligence, Extraterritoriality, Failure to substantiate claim, Fair trial, Gender stereotyping, General Recommendation No 19, Interim measures, OP art 4(2)(c), OP art 5, V.K. v. Bulgaria · Tagged with CEDAW art 1, CEDAW art 16, CEDAW art 2(a), CEDAW art 2(b), CEDAW art 2(c), CEDAW art 2(e), CEDAW art 2(f), CEDAW art 2(g), domestic and family violence, due diligence, extraterritoriality, failure to substantiate claim, fair trial, gender stereotyping, General Recommendation No. 19, interim measures, OP CEDAW art 4(2)(c), OP CEDAW art 5
Posted by simonecusack on 2 February 2012 · Comments Off
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
Filed under Asylum claim, Canada, CEDAW art 1, CEDAW art 2(a), CEDAW art 2(b), CEDAW art 2(c), CEDAW art 2(d), CEDAW art 24, CEDAW art 5(a), Deportation, Domestic and family violence, Extraterritoriality, Failure to exhaust domestic remedies, Failure to substantiate claim, Guadalupe Herrera Rivera v Canada, Incompatible, Interim measures, Manifestly ill-founded, OP art 4(1), OP art 4(2)(b), OP art 4(2)(c), OP art 5 · Tagged with asylum claim, Canada, CEDAW art 1, CEDAW art 2(a), CEDAW art 2(b), CEDAW art 2(c), CEDAW art 2(d), CEDAW art 24, CEDAW art 5(a), deportation, domestic and family violence, extraterritoriality, failure to exhaust domestic remedies, failure to substantiate claim, incompatible, interim measures, manifestly ill-founded, OP CEDAW art 4(1), OP CEDAW art 4(2)(b), OP CEDAW art 4(2)(c), OP CEDAW art 5
