Russia: Information on sexual harassment of female crew members on ships and on protection and recourse available
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS19184.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information on sexual harassment of female crew members on ships and on protection and recourse available, 1 December 1994, RUS19184.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac32c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Country Reports 1993 states that "violence against women occurs, but its extent is unknown. Police often do not take an interest in cases of violence against women" (1994, 1031). For information on harassment in the workplace and on violence against women, please consult the attached media reports.
For additional information on the situation of women in Russia, please refer to Responses to Information Requests RUS16623.E of 21 February 1994 and RUS15537.E of 18 October 1993 and their attachments, which are available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
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 attached the list of additional sources consulted in researching this information request.
Reference
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993. 1994. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Attachments
Calgary Herald. 28 July 1994. Mike Trickey. "Russian Women Explode Myth of Equality: Society Overlooks Oppression and Violence Against Females." (NEXIS)
Chicago Tribune. 2 October 1994. "Russian Rights". (NEXIS)
The Christian Science Monitor [Boston]. 22 July 1994. Wendy Sloane. "Domestic Abuse is High, Attention is Low in Russia." (NEXIS)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993. 1994. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United Sates Government Printing Office.
The New York Times. 17 April 1994. Late Edition - Final. Alessandra Stanley. "Sexual Harassment Thrives in the New Russian Climate." (NEXIS)
The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). 25 April 1994. Lilia Kuznetsova. "Explosion of Sex Crimes on the Rise in Russia." (NEXIS)
. 20 September 1994. Lilia Kuznetsova. "Violence Against Women Discussed by Russian Natl Council." (NEXIS)
The Times [London]. 15 June 1994. Amelia Gentleman. "Moscow Rape Victims Challenge Years of Apathy to Get Justice." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW). The Women's Watch. Quarterly. 1993 to 1994.
. IWRAW to CEDAW Country Reports. Annually.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Status Report. 1994.
Lapidus, Gail Warshofsky. 1978. Women in Soviet Society: Equality, Development, and Social Change. Berkeley: University of California Press.
WIN News [Lexington, Mass.]. Edited by Fran P. Hosken. Quarterly.
Women in the Face of Change: The Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China. 1992. Edited by Shirin Rai, Hilary Pilkington and Annie Phizacklea. London: Routledge.
Oral sources.