Canadian Council for Refugees

International Conference on Refugee Women Fleeing Gender-Based Persecution

This publication is a compilation of workshop proceedings and papers presented at the Canadian Council for Refugees' International Conference on Refugee Women Fleeing Gender-Based Persecution held in Montreal in May 2001 (full conference proceedings can be ordered from the Canadian Council for Refugees). The conference examined recent developments which have begun to address the obstacles for women claiming refugee status on the grounds of gender-based persecution.