Mexico: Update to MEX13200 of 23 February 1993 on spousal abuse and domestic violence
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX24984.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Update to MEX13200 of 23 February 1993 on spousal abuse and domestic violence, 1 September 1996, MEX24984.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aae314.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on this subject in addition to what has been provided in previous responses is scarce among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
However, please consult the attached media reports which provide some updated information on the situation of domestic violence in Mexico. Also attached is an excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide, which provides information on organizations working with domestic violence issues in Mexico.
Please also consult Response to Information Request MEX20589.E of 1 June 1995 for general information on the situation of women in Mexico.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
The Austin American-Statesman. 3 September 1995. Nancy Nusser. "Violence Against Women is Rising in Mexico." (NEXIS)
The Dallas Morning News. 30 May 1993. Home Final Edition. Gregory Katz. "Terror in the Shadows; Women are the Power Brokers of Mexican City but Still Suffer at the Hands of Men." (NEXIS)
The Dayton Daily News. 13 September 1995. City Edition. "World Up Close: The Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women." (NEXIS)
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993. Edited by Jacqueline K. Barrett. London: Gale Research International Ltd., pp. 258-59.
InterPress Service. 3 June 1995. Eduardo Molina y Vedia. "Organizations Focus on Lowering Domestic Violence and Death Rate Due to Childbirth." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin], 5-18 June 1995, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 8-9)
The Washington Times. 16 April 1995. Final Edition. Surendra Gupta. "Mexico's Problems Cost Women Dearly; U.S. Rescue Does Them Little Good." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Centroamerica: The Month in Review [Minneapolis]. Monthly. Sept. 1994-Aug. 1996.
DIRB Indexed Media Review "Mexico." Weekly. 16 Jan.-10 Sept. 1996.
DIRB Subject File "Women." May 1994-July 1996.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. Fortnightly. Jan. 1994-Aug. 1996.
Mexico and NAFTA Report [London]. Monthly. Sept. 1994-Aug. 1996.
Mexico NewsPak [Austin, TX]. Weekly. 18 July 1994-25 Aug. 1996.
News From Human Rights Watch Americas [New York]. Aug. 1994-Aug. 1996.
Problemes d'Amerique latine [Paris]. Quarterly. Oct. 1993-June 1996.
WIN News [Lexington, MA]. Quarterly. Winter 1994-Summer 1996.
On-line search of media sources.