Procedures to be followed by hospital personnel when reporting incidents of sexual violence to the police or authorities; whether such procedures differ when dealing with cases of sexual violence committed against members of a sexual minority group (May 2003) [CRI41374.E]

No information on the procedures to be followed by hospital personnel when reporting incidents of sexual violence to the police or authorities could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

Attempts to obtain information from the Costa Rican Social Security System (Caja Costariccense de Seguro Social) were unsuccessful within the time constraints of this Response.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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.

Sources Consulted


IRB Databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

World News Connection (WNC)

One source consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.

Internet sites, including:

Amnesty International

Centro de Investigación y Promoción para América Central de Derechos Humanos (CIPAC)

Costa Rica, Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002

Defensoría de los habitantes

Gay Costa Rica

Human Rights Watch

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

La Nación [San José]. Search engine

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