The procedures or directives a physician at a hospital must follow when dealing with a female rape victim, specifically, whether the doctor is obligated by law to report this incident to the police [LKA38785.E]

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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