Preface

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Table of Statutory Instruments

Table of House of Commons Papers

Table of Statutory etc Materials from Other Countries

Table of International Materials

Table of Abbreviations

Glossary

Ch. 1

Refugee Women and the Asylum Determination Process

1

Ch. 2

A Theoretical Overview

17

Ch. 3

A Gendered Framework for the Analysis of Asylum Claims

35

Ch. 4

Women's Political Participation and Resistance

79

Ch. 5

Gendered Social Mores and the Concept of 'Honour'

107

Ch. 6

Violence Within the Family

129

Ch. 7

Reproductive Rights Including Forced Sterilisation and Abortion

147

Ch. 8

Sexual Orientation

161

Ch. 9

Female Genital Multilation (FGM)

175

Ch. 10

Procedural and Evidential Issues

199

Appendices

225

App. 1

UNHCR EXCOM Resolution on Refugee Women

227

App. 2

CIRB Guidelines on Women Refugee Claimants Fearing Gender-Related Persecution: Update (Canada) (November 1996)

228

App. 3

RWLG Gender Guidelines for the Determination of Asylum Claims in the UK (July 1998)

237

App. 4

ADIMA Guidelines on Gender Issues for Decision-Makers (Australia) (July 1996)

253

App. 5

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (4 November 1950)

268

App. 6

IAA Asylum Gender Guidelines (November 2000)

269

App. 7

International Instruments and Where to Obtain Them

322

App. 8

Relevant Extracts from the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence and the UN Platform for Action

323

App. 9

The Michigan Guidelines on the International Protection Alternative (April 1999)

331

App. 10

Asylum Directorate Instructions on the Meaning of 'Particular Social Group'

336

App. 11

Addressing Claims Based on Sexual Orientation (CCR)

337

App. 12

Gender-Sensitive Techniques for Interviewing Women Refugees (UNHCR)

339

Useful Addresses and Contact Information

341

Sources of Information and Support on the Internet

345

Bibliography

355

Index

365