Document #1200037
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on legal, material and
psychological resources available in Djibouti to women who are
victims of spousal abuse could not be found among the sources
available to the Research Directorate within time constraints.
However, please note that Country
Reports 1996 mentions that the problem of violence against
women exists in Djibouti, but few cases are reported, and "violence
against women occurs, it is normally dealt within the family or
clan structure rather than in the courts" and "police rarely
interfere in domestic violence cases"(1997).
Please find attached a copy of a 22
September 1997 Associated Press (AP) article on women initiatives
in the Horn of Africa.
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.
Reference
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1996. 1997. United States Department of State.
Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office.
Attachment
Associated Press (AP). 22 September
1997. Véronique Bagarry. "African Women Organize Amid
Crisis." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Two oral sources could not provide the
requested information within the timeframe for researching this
Response.
Attempts to contact two oral sources
were unsuccessful.