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

Trafficking communication inadmissible (Zhen Zhen Zheng v. The Netherlands)

UN Geneva - Simone Cusack (2003)

  Zhen Zhen Zheng (ZZZ), a Chinese national, was trafficked to the Netherlands for the purposes prostitution.  In April 2003, after escaping and after being put out on the street by a woman who took her in and forced her to do heavy housework, ZZZ applied for asylum in the Netherlands.   ZZZ was pregnant at … 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

Child custody communication inadmissible (Mukhina v. Italy)

Leaning Tower of Pisa - Simone Cusack

In 2001, Ms. Zhanna Mukhina, a Russian national currently residing and working in Italy, gave birth.  The father of the child, the author’s employer, refused to admit paternity and died shortly after the child’s birth.  In 2005, the author lost custody of her son ‘owing to the deterioration of her mental state and her inability to support … Read more

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