Malaysia: Update to Response to Information Request MYS15170 of 2 September 1993 on women's rights groups, penalties for sexual assaults and legal recourse available to victims of sexual assaults
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MYS22129.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Malaysia: Update to Response to Information Request MYS15170 of 2 September 1993 on women's rights groups, penalties for sexual assaults and legal recourse available to victims of sexual assaults, 1 November 1995, MYS22129.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac664.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subjects, please refer to page 642 of Country Reports 1994, Responses to Information Requests MYS19166.E of 30 November 1994, MYS18675.E of 20 October 1994, MYS18253.E and MYS18252.E both of 8 September 1994, the list of women's groups attached to Response to Information Request MYS18831.E of 30 November 1994, as well as to the attachments.
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.
Attachments
Abdullah, Pashidah et al. 1995. Battered Women in Malaysia: Prevalence, Problems and Public Attitudes. Jalan Sultan: Women's Aid Organisation, p. 46.
Women's Aid Organisation, Jalan Sultan. 1984. No One Deserves to Be Battered; Tiada Sesiapa Pun Patut Dianiayai.