Hello. First time user. I came across this website and thought I should ask a few questions about a close friend of mine.
My friend is from Kenya. She was raised in a religious (Christain I believe) family. In her early 20's she met someone at work and they ended up getting married and having a kid last year. About a year or two after they got married, the fellow started to be very controlling towards her. Last year he physically assaulted her and verbally too.
My friend left her husband and stayed with some family. Then to get away from her abusive husband, she applied and received a student visa into Canada. She worked and saved some money up and has now been inside Canada for the last 2 weeks with her kid.
The Police in her home country doesn't get involved in complaints made about domestic disputes. They think family matters should only be dealt with family. Also, her husband has some sort of ties to the police force over there too. I have also read that certain private organizations are trying to prevent spousal abuse, but again, those are private organizations.
My friend has applied for Refugee status and has a hearing.
- Would she be considered a Convention Refugee at this time? If so, what defines it that she is?
- Also, she is really nervous and has terrible anxiety over this hearing, can they use her demeanor against her somehow?
My friend is from Kenya. She was raised in a religious (Christain I believe) family. In her early 20's she met someone at work and they ended up getting married and having a kid last year. About a year or two after they got married, the fellow started to be very controlling towards her. Last year he physically assaulted her and verbally too.
My friend left her husband and stayed with some family. Then to get away from her abusive husband, she applied and received a student visa into Canada. She worked and saved some money up and has now been inside Canada for the last 2 weeks with her kid.
The Police in her home country doesn't get involved in complaints made about domestic disputes. They think family matters should only be dealt with family. Also, her husband has some sort of ties to the police force over there too. I have also read that certain private organizations are trying to prevent spousal abuse, but again, those are private organizations.
My friend has applied for Refugee status and has a hearing.
- Would she be considered a Convention Refugee at this time? If so, what defines it that she is?
- Also, she is really nervous and has terrible anxiety over this hearing, can they use her demeanor against her somehow?