[WiLT] A study of Women Asylum Seekers from Pakistan who seek refugee protection against domestic violence

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A study of Women Asylum Seekers from Pakistan who seek refugee
protection against domestic violence

South Manchester Law Centre
Friday 7th December 2007, Manchester

One day Conference to launch WASP research report

South Manchester Law Centre's Women Asylum Seekers from Pakistan
(WASP) project are pleased to announce the launch of their research
project. The WASP project is a large trans-national research project
and has included conducting interviews across England and Wales as
well as across four regions in Pakistan.

This complex study has focused on identifying the key issues relating
to the nature of domestic violence issues as they affect Pakistani
women who become entangled in the asylum system in the UK.

The research pays particular attention to:
* the nature and extent of protection in Pakistan;
* the difficulties associated with internal flight;
* the difficulties Pakistani women have experienced with their
attempts to access justice within the asylum system and ongoing
problems with access to services in the UK.

A one-day conference is being organised to present and discuss key
findings.

Keynote speakers at the conference will be:
* Hina Jilani, human rights lawyer based in Pakistan and UN Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion;
* Pragna Patel, chair of Southall Black Sisters;
* Melanie Plimmer, barrister at Garden Court North specialising in
asylum and women's rights issues;
* Alison Stanley, solicitor and Head of Immigration at Bindmans and
Partners.

For further details about the conference contact the project workers
* Nadia Siddiqui via nadia at smlc.org.uk or by telephone on 0161 248
1879
* Sajida Ismail via sajida at smlc.org.uk or by telephone on 0161 248
1884.

>From WAN see http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf/m2775

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