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Article: "When 'Feminist Beliefs' Became Credible as 'Political Opinions': Returning to a Key Moment in Canadian Refugee Law.".(WOMEN AND THE LAW/FEMME ET DROIT)(Report)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Resources for Feminist Research
- Article date:
- September 22, 2007
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This submission highlights the key feminist inroads into the protection of refugee women fleeing persecution over the past twenty years--the moment in which Canadian state machinery formally engaged the fact that women may surfer social, political, or other forms of persecution because they are women. Drawing upon a myriad of sources, the submission illustrates the highly personal experiences that colour this engagement between ...