Document #1178306
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Specific information on whether recourse to
the law is available to women who are victims of sexual assault by
military personnel could not be found among the sources consulted
by the Research Directorate. The most recent information on
violence against women in Nicaragua can be found in Response to
Information Request NIC29554.E of 17 June 1998.
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
Asociación Nicaragüense
Pro-Derechos Humanos. 1998. Situación de los Derechos
Humanos Nicaragua 1997.
Amnesty International Report
1997. 1997.
La Boletína [Managua].
1996-1997.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices. 1996-1997.
Diario La Nación [San
José]. June 1998.
La Prensa [Managua]. June
1998.
Latinamerica Press [Lima].
1996-1998.
Latin America Regional Reports:
Caribbean & Central America Report [London]. 1996-1998
Puntos de Encuentro, Managua.
Red de Mujeres contra la Violencia,
Managua.
Reflexcion [Managua]. Oct.
1997-Feb. 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases,
Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database),
WNC.