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30 November 2017
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Hispaniola Island. General Logistics Planning Map, October 2016.
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Haïti - République dominicaine. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 November 2017
Accessed Date:
27 November 2017
Title:
République dominicaine. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
19 December 2015
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2015.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Dominican Republic. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
26 September 2018
Title:
Dominican Republic. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic
Code:
OEA/Ser.L/V/II. Doc.45/15
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
31 December 2015
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant. Sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2016. Dominican Republic.
Source:
Dominican Republic
Date of Document:
22 July 2016
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Dominican Republic. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of the Dominican Republic
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Date of Document:
21 October 2016
Accessed Date:
22 November 2016
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Whether a person can obtain citizenship if one parent has Dominican citizenship that is not affected by the 2004 General Law on Migration, including requirements and procedures; documents required to prove that the parent is not retroactively affecte...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 August 2014
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Dreams Deferred: The Struggle of Dominicans of Haitian Descent To Get Their Nationality Back
Source:
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Dominican Republic Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
27 November 2017
Title:
Title I, Chapter V. Dominican Republic's Constitution of 2015
Source:
Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
22 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic and Haiti: Procedures to obtain and renew a residence permit in the Dominican Republic; requirements for citizens of Haiti to enter the Dominican Republic (2013-September 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
‘Where are we going to live?' Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 June 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Dominican Republic. Election for Senado (Senate) of 15 May 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Election for President of 15 May 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Election for Camara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies) of 15 May 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Dominican Republic Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
17 August 2017
Accessed Date:
27 November 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Dominican Republic. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
7 October 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; marriage; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services available to victims (2011-September 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; femicide; legislation; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Reports of the Dominican Republic
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
30 July 2013
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Dominican Republic. Legislative Wins, Broken Promises: Gaps in implementation of laws on violence against women and girls.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
27 September 2017
Title:
Machismo, Femicide, and Sex Tourism: An Overview of Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
4 June 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; political activities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Situation and treatment of sexual minorities by society and authorities, including legislation, recourse and state protection available (2011-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 July 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; gender-based violence; legislation; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Report by the Coalition LGBTTI (CLGBTTI) of the Dominican Republic
Source:
The Coalition LGBTTI (CLGBTTI) of the Dominican Republic
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; domestic violence; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Availability of and access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, including social, private and international support and assistance; treatment of people with HIV/AIDS, including in cases where the person is part of a sexual minority, by society and when seekin...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2014
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
country overview; legislation; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
Hope Will Prevail: Advancing the Human Rights of LGBT People in the Dominican Republic
Source:
Human Rights First
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Dominican Republic. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
27 September 2017
Title:
Crime situation, including organized crime; state response, including effectiveness; state protection for witnesses and victims of crime (2013-September 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; femicide; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Dominican Republic (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Dominican Republic Politician Warns of Criminal Influence in Politics
Date of Document:
21 July 2016
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
17 March 2017
Accessed Date:
27 November 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems - (No items in this section)
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
‘Police Involved in 90% of Dominican Republic Organized Crime Cases'
Date of Document:
20 March 2015
Accessed Date:
29 September 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; legal system; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; statistics
Title:
Information on the process for reporting a crime to the police, including whether the person who reports the crime receives a copy of the report; information on the process for obtaining a copy of the statement, including from abroad, or ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 July 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Title:
Hostile Climate for Dominican Media Since Start of 2015
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
20 January 2016
Accessed Date:
22 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Critics are not Criminals: Comparative Study of Criminal Defamation Laws in the Americas.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
12.
Religion - (No items in this section)
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Antihaitianismo: Systemic Xenophobia and Racism in the Dominican Republic
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
29 June 2017
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
Chapter IV.B Dominican Republic. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2016 Annual Report.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
27 April 2017
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
Dominican Republic. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
Accessed Date:
23 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/americas/dominican-republic/report-dominican-republic/
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/DR.html
Accessed Date:
22 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
17 August 2016
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2093.htm
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol1/253257.htm
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258758.htm
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19532
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. Central Intelligence Agency.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/dominican_republic_pol_04.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Title:
Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 40 of the Covenant. Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee: Dominican Republic.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
19 April 2012
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CCPR%2FC%2FDOM%2FCO%2F5&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
27 March 2013
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; identity documents; labour; legal system; legislation; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Dominican Republic
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2014
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/DOSession18.aspx
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; freedom of expression; gender-based violence; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; sexual minorities; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Dominican Republic violates int'l law in canceling citizenship
Source:
North Carolina Journal of International Law
Date of Document:
26 January 2016
URL:
http://blogs.law.unc.edu/ncilj/2016/01/26/dominican-republic-violates-intl-law-in-canceling-citizenship/
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic urged not to deport stateless Dominicans
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
19 June 2015
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/5584221a6.html
Accessed Date:
30 September 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; minorities; nationality
Title:
Dominican Republic: Women Continue to Face Discrimination
Source:
Latin America Bureau
Date of Document:
27 March 2013
URL:
http://lab.org.uk/dominican-republic-women-continue-to-face-discrimination
Accessed Date:
24 October 2013
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender equality; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; police efficacy; social services; statistics
Title:
Dominican Republic takes women's rights back to 1884
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
3 December 2015
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/12/dominican-republic-takes-womens-rights-back-to-1884/
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
New Dominican Republic AG Must Fight More than Crime
Date of Document:
23 August 2016
URL:
http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/new-dominican-republic-ag-must-fight-more-than-crime
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/DOM
Accessed Date:
22 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic Police Corruption Sign of Booming Drug Market
Date of Document:
21 February 2014
URL:
http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/5238-dominican-republic-local-police-corruption-sign-of-booming-drug-market
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
corruption; drug trafficking; organized crime; police corruption; police/security forces
Title:
Dominican Military Accused of Trafficking Arms from US Suppliers
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
URL:
http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/dominican-military-accused-of-trafficking-arms-from-us-suppliers
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Dominican Republic. ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_ra_2014_eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; labour
Title:
Hispaniola Island. General Logistics Planning Map, October 2016.
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/hti_glpm_hispaniola_a2l_20161003.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic
Code:
OEA/Ser.L/V/II. Doc.45/15
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
31 December 2015
URL:
http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/reports/pdfs/dominicanrepublic-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant. Sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2016. Dominican Republic.
Source:
Dominican Republic
Date of Document:
22 July 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CCPR/C/DOM/6
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Dreams Deferred: The Struggle of Dominicans of Haitian Descent To Get Their Nationality Back
Source:
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
http://rfkhumanrights.org/news/news/dreams-deferred/
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Dominican Republic. Legislative Wins, Broken Promises: Gaps in implementation of laws on violence against women and girls.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/rr-legislative-wins-broken-promises-vawg-080317-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 September 2017
Title:
Antihaitianismo: Systemic Xenophobia and Racism in the Dominican Republic
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
29 June 2017
URL:
http://www.coha.org/antihaitianismo-systemic-xenophobia-and-racism-in-the-dominican-republic/
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
Chapter IV.B Dominican Republic. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2016 Annual Report.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
27 April 2017
URL:
http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/docs/annual/2016/docs/InformeAnual2016cap4B.RD-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
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