Sexual and gender-based violence against refugee women: a hidden aspect of the refugee "crisis"

The current refugee “crisis” in Europe has created multiple forms of vulnerability and insecurity for refugee women including various forms of sexual and gender-based violence. Increasing numbers of women, either alone or with family, are attempting to reach Europe to seek protection from conflict a...

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Published in:Reproductive health matters Vol. 24; no. 47; pp. 18 - 26
Main Author: Freedman, Jane
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016
Taylor & Francis
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects:
asylum
Border patrol agents
Domestic violence
Europe
Female
Gender studies
Human trafficking
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Internal Medicine
International borders
ISSUES IN CURRENT POLICY
Men
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Politics
Refugees
Reproductive health
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
sexual and gender-based violence
Sexual violence
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Violence against women
Warfare
Women's Health
Women's Rights
Womens rights
sexual and gender-based violence
refugees
Europe
asylum
Migration and politics
Réfugiés
Genre et 'gender
ISSN:0968-8080, 1460-9576, 1460-9576
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Summary:The current refugee “crisis” in Europe has created multiple forms of vulnerability and insecurity for refugee women including various forms of sexual and gender-based violence. Increasing numbers of women, either alone or with family, are attempting to reach Europe to seek protection from conflict and violence in their countries, but these women are subject to violence during their journey and/or on arrival in a destination country. The lack of adequate accommodation or reception facilities for refugees and migrants in Europe, as well as the closure of borders which has increased the need for smugglers to help them reach Europe, acts to exacerbate the violence and insecurity. La « crise » actuelle des réfugiés en Europe a créé de multiples formes de vulnérabilité et d’insécurité pour les réfugiées, notamment plusieurs formes de violence sexuelle et sexiste. Les femmes, seules ou avec leur famille, sont de plus en plus nombreuses à tenter de parvenir en Europe pour y chercher protection, mais elles sont soumises à la violence pendant le voyage et/ou à l’arrivée dans un pays de destination. Le manque de logements adéquats ou d’installations d’accueil pour les réfugiés et les migrants en Europe, ainsi que la fermeture des frontières qui a augmenté la nécessité d’avoir recours à des passeurs pour atteindre l’Europe, exacerbent la violence et l’insécurité. La “crisis” actual de refugiados en Europa ha creado múltiples formas de vulnerabilidad e inseguridad para mujeres refugiadas, incluidas diversas formas de violencia sexual y de género. Crecientes números de mujeres, solas o con familia, están intentando llegar a Europa para buscar protección pero estas mujeres son sujetas a violencia durante su viaje y/o al llegar al país de destino. La violencia e inseguridad son exacerbadas por la falta de instalaciones adecuadas para alojar o recibir a refugiados y migrantes en Europa, así como el cierre de fronteras que ha incrementado la necesidad de las refugiadas de recurrir a contrabandistas para que las ayuden a llegar a Europa.
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ISSN:0968-8080
1460-9576
1460-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.rhm.2016.05.003