Fleeing Domestic Violence from a “Safe” Country?: Refugee Determination for Mexican Asylum-Seekers in Canada
This article presents a mixed-methods study of domestic-violence-related claims for Mexican asylum-seekers in Canada. Although refugee claims that indicate domestic violence are slightly more likely to be approved, the majority of Mexicans seeking protection from domestic violence are denied because...
Main Authors: | Rupaleem Bhuyan, Adriana Vargas, Margarita Píntín-Perez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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York University Libraries
2016-11-01
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Series: | Refuge |
Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/40373 |
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