Harsh Detention Processes Re-traumatise Abuse Victims
Every year, approximately 2,000 women seeking asylum are detained in the UK, 77 to 85 per cent of whom are victims of gender-based violence, including rape, domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), physical and emotional abuse and forced prostitution or sex trafficking. Instead of staying in the community, asylum-seekers are put into detention centres as […]
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