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Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men
Violence against women and girlsImmigration and asylumRape and sexual assaultSexual harassment
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Women say they are wary of pursuing criminal prosecution of rapes, for fear of having their asylum claims refusedFemale asylum seekers are reporting rapes and sexual assaults by British men but many say they are too fearful to pursue criminal prosecutions.Their voices are rarely heard but some have spoken to the Guardian at a time when the far right is intensifying tropes about endemic rape of English women and girls by “fighting age” male asylum seekers. Continue reading...
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