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GENDER-RELATED PERSECUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gender-related persecution
1, record 1, English, gender%2Drelated%20persecution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Gender-related persecution" is the commonly used term in international refugee law, but it denotes quite a varied set of possible claims. For example, such claims have typically encompassed acts of sexual violence, family violence, coerced family planning, female genital mutilation, punishment for transgression of social mores, and homosexuality. 2, record 1, English, - gender%2Drelated%20persecution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 3, record 1, English, - gender%2Drelated%20persecution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- persécution fondée sur le genre
1, record 1, French, pers%C3%A9cution%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20genre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- persécution pour motifs de genre 2, record 1, French, pers%C3%A9cution%20pour%20motifs%20de%20genre
correct, feminine noun
- persécution fondée sur des motifs liés au sexe 3, record 1, French, pers%C3%A9cution%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20des%20motifs%20li%C3%A9s%20au%20sexe
correct, feminine noun
- persécution fondée sur le sexe 4, record 1, French, pers%C3%A9cution%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20sexe
correct, feminine noun
- persécution pour des motifs liés au sexe 5, record 1, French, pers%C3%A9cution%20pour%20des%20motifs%20li%C3%A9s%20au%20sexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le viol, l'exploitation sexuelle, toutes les formes de persécution fondée sur le genre, font partie intrinsèque de la guerre et des conflits et expriment de manière paroxystique les valeurs patriarcales. 1, record 1, French, - pers%C3%A9cution%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20genre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
persécution fondée sur le sexe : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 6, record 1, French, - pers%C3%A9cution%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20genre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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