Dokument #1170919
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Comprehensive information on protective
mechanisms for abused women and victims of domestic violence is
contained in Response to Information Request BGR23667.E of 25 March
1996. In addition, the attached 1 August 1996 report from the
Sofia-based BTA News Agency contains recent information on rapes of
and attacks on women in Bulgaria. The newly formed Women Against
Violence foundation reported
131 women killed, 1,243 raped, 236
seriously injured and 451 "crippled by the application of violence"
during a two-week period in the summer of 1996 (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB 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.
Reference
BTA News Agency [Sofia, in English]. 1
August 1996. "New Group Reports Scale of Attacks Against Women."
(BBC Summary 3 Aug. 1996/NEXIS)
Attachment
BTA News Agency [Sofia, in English]. 1
August 1996. "New Group Reports Scale of Attacks Against Women."
(BBC Summary 3 Aug. 1996/NEXIS)