Dokument #1134572
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No information on the procedures or directives a physician at a hospital must follow when dealing with a female rape victim or whether the doctor is obligated by law to report the rape to the police could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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
Oral sources:
Doctor's Without Borders was unable to
provide information within the constraints of this Response
Unsuccessful attempts to contact Asia
Pacific Center for Justice and Peace
Unsuccessful attempts to contact
University Teachers for Human Rights
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Amnesty International, "Sri Lanka: Rape
in Custody"
Asian Human Rights Commission
Asia Pacific Center for Justice and
Peace
BBC
CEDAW
Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies
Daily News
Danish Immigration Service. July 1999.
Report on Fact-Finding Mission to Sri Lanka.
Global IDP Database
Human Rights Watch
Tamilnet
UNHCR
UNHCHR
UNICEF
University Teachers for Human Rights
World News Connection
World Organization Against Torture
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