A/74/191 53. Under the Violence Against Women Act, the United States of America offers visas for victims of domestic violence so that they may obtain migratory status independent from a partner or spouse who has aggressed them. 56 54. In Montenegro, a national law stipulates that foreigners whose permanent residence has been terminated may have it reinstated if it is establishe d that they stayed outside Montenegro for longer than 1 year as a victim of trafficking in persons. 57 55. Turkey provides avenues for an independent residence permit for a foreign spouse of a Turkish national. Where relevant courts establish that the forei gn spouse has been a victim of domestic violence, the usual prerequisite, that she has a previous residence permit for at least three years, is waived. 58 56. Decree No. 1350 of 2017 on migration, adopted by Peru, grants a legal avenue to regularization for migrants, providing expansive protections to a wide group, including women and girls. Article 29.2 k of the Decree establishes that residency is authorized for migrants who face a life-threatening situation or one of great vulnerability if they leave Peru, or for individuals who require protection in response to a serious threat or human rights violation. This avenue also applies to those who have migrated due to natural disasters, for victims of human trafficking, for unaccompanied minors and for stateless persons. Even persons who are not resident in Peru but who request protection in Peru based on an internationally recognized humanitarian crisis can be granted regular status. 59 57. A number of countries have integrated protection and assistance for women victims of violence who are not physically present within their national jurisdiction. One of the most emblematic of such programmes continues to be the “Women at Risk” programme of Canada, which provides protection and assistance to refugee women who are at heightened risk for their safety and security through their resettlement in Canada. 60 This applies to “women without the normal protection of a family who find themselves in precarious situations and who are in a place where local authorities cannot ensure their safety”. 61 58. Similar efforts have been taken by the Government of France to resettle and provide protection for Yazidi families, who are particularly vulnerable because of the trauma they have suffered during abductions by the so -called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. In cooperation with the International Organization fo r Migration, Yazidi families have been resettled from Iraq to France, where they have been received and supported in their integration into the host communities by local non-governmental organizations. 62 __________________ 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 19-12287 See submission of Alianza Americas. See submission of the Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations. Council of Europe, Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, Comments submitted by Turkey on the final report of the Group of Experts on the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Council of Europe, Baseline Report, 15 October 2018, p. 59: https://rm.coe.int/turkey-s-final-comments-to-grevio-report/16808e5298). See submission of the Women in Migration Network. This definition also includes women who experience harassment by local authorities or by members of their own communities. To be eligible for this program me, women at risk must be Convention refugees under the Convention or members of the humanitarian-protected persons abroad class (see UNHCR, Resettlement Handbook: Canada, 2017) (https://www.unhcr.org/protection/resettlement/3c5e55594/unhcr-resettlement-handbookcountry-chapter-canada.html?query=Program%20for%20Women%20at%20Risk%20Canada ). Ibid., p. 10. International Organization for Migration (IOM), “IOM assists over 130 Yazidis to resettle from Iraq to France” (https://iraq.iom.int/news/iom-assists-over-130-yazidis-resettle-iraq-france). 13/24