bff – International Women* Space https://iwspace.de Feminist, anti-racist political group in Berlin Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:27:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://iwspace.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-hand-purple-small-32x32.png bff – International Women* Space https://iwspace.de 32 32 bff: Frequently asked questions at the intersection of flight and protection against violence [Updated] https://iwspace.de/2021/01/bff-faq/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:45:09 +0000 https://iwspace.de/?p=74759 >> Full FAQ available at: https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/en/faq-frequently-asked-questions-at-the-intersection-of-flight-and-protection-against-violence.html.

This FAQ responds to questions revolving around the topic of protecting refugee women and girls against violence. It begins with a glossary that clarifies key terms and their consequences for female refugees. The glossary will be amended and updated as required on the websites of bff and FHK.

The FAQ then continues with a number of questions that are categorised according to ten broader topics. Some of the questions recur because they belong to different topics at the same time.

It is important to note that legal regulations frequently change in this field. This FAQ is concerned with the legal situation as of December 2020. This FAQ can’t replace a legal counselling, it can only help with general information and give a first orientation in legal questions.

Contents

• Regulations relating to asylum and residence matters

• Gender-specific violence as a reason for asylum and its role during the asylum procedure

• Marriage and family law

• Medical support and social benefits

• Funding of counselling and protection for refugee women

• Protective measures for refugee women living in shelters

• Admission of female refugees to women’s shelters

• Is it possible for female refugees to apply for name change as a protective measure?

• What is the impact of the new penal code for sexual offences on residential regulations?

• Church asylum

• Under what conditions does having a child in Germany impact the residence permit of refugee parents?

• (New) ways to a regular residence status

• The Istanbul Convention and its significance for the protection of refugee women

]]> Frequently Asked Questions at the Intersection of Flight and Protection Against Violence https://iwspace.de/2018/01/frequently-asked-questions-at-the-intersection-of-flight-and-protection-against-violence/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:57:11 +0000 http://iwspace.de/?p=65776 FAQBff: Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe – Frauen gegen Gewalt e.V. and Frauenhaus Koordinierung e. V. are delighted to present the English and german versions of the FAQ document that provides responses to frequently asked questions on legal regulations at the intersection of flight and protection against violence. The document has been prepared by the Association of Women’s Shelters (FHK e.V.) and the Federal Association of Rape Crisis Centres and Women’s Counselling Centres (bff e.V.) and in close cooperation with the lawyer Barbara Wessel.

The FAQ begins with a glossary that clarifies key terms and their consequences for female refugees.

The FAQ then continues with a number of questions that are categorised according to ten broader topics. Some of the questions recur because they belong to different topics at the same time. These are the ten thematic areas:

1. Regulations relating to asylum and residence matters

2. Gender-specific violence as a reason for asylum and its role during the asylum procedure

3. Marriage and family law

4. Medical care and social benefits

5. Funding of counselling and protection for refugee women

6. Protective measures for refugee women living in shelters

7. Admission of female refugees to women’s shelters

8. Name change as a protective measure

9. The impact of the new penal code for sexual offences on residential regulations

10. Church asylum

Please note that legal regulations frequently change in this field. This FAQ is concerned with the legal situation as of November 2017.

The FAQ will be amended and updated as required on the website of bff and FHK:

English:
http://www.frauenhauskoordinierung.de/gewalt-an-frauen/gewaltschutz-und-flucht/faq-en.html (FHK)

German:
https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/gewalt-gegen-gefluechtete-frauen.html (bff).

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