Intimate Partner Violence and Asylum in the Americas: Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru

This report addresses the under-examined intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and refugee protection in the Americas. Despite high rates of IPV in the Americas region, scant information exists about whether and how IPV survivors are able to secure international protection on the basis of these experiences. Further, though exploratory research by UNHCR’s Regional Legal Unit for the Americas in 2017 suggests that several countries in the region address IPV in national asylum policies and guidelines, it is unclear to what extent RSD claims are actually being granted on this basis.