Physical Abuse: Domestic Violence

Refugee Status Dept: The 32-year-old woman came to Canada from Botswana last year claiming years of physical abuse and death threats from her ex-husband, but her refugee status was denied by Canadian immigration officials who say Botswana is a democratic state that protects its women, according to CBC. "This person, her ex-partner, was persecuting her over a number of years and it started shortly after they broke up, so it does not fit the classic mold of what we see as domestic violence but I think it's gender-based violence and A refugee claimant fleeing domestic violence in Africa is asking a federal court judge in Whitehorse for another hearing. In a rare federal court hearing in Whitehorse this week, lawyer Karen Wenckebach asked a judge to grant the woman a new hearing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.