korean military struggles root out assaults

Women and girls travelling alone and those accompanied only by their children felt particularly under threat in transit areas and camps in Hungary, Croatia and Greece, where they were forced to sleep alongside hundreds of refugee men. But from the moment they begin this journey they are again exposed to violence and exploitation, with little support or protection Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response director But from the moment they begin this journey they are again exposed to violence and exploitation, with little support or protection,” said Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response director.Īfter living through the horrors of the war in Iraq and Syria these women have risked everything to find safety for themselves and their children. “After living through the horrors of the war in Iraq and Syria these women have risked everything to find safety for themselves and their children. Many reported that in almost all of the countries they passed through they experienced physical abuse and financial exploitation, being groped or pressured to have sex by smugglers, security staff or other refugees.

All the women described feeling threatened and unsafe during the journey. The organization interviewed 40 refugee women and girls in northern Europe last month who travelled from Turkey to Greece and then across the Balkans.

New research conducted by Amnesty International shows that women and girl refugees face violence, assault, exploitation and sexual harassment at every stage of their journey, including on European soil. Governments and aid agencies are failing to provide even basic protections to women refugees traveling from Syria and Iraq.

News JanuFemale refugees face physical assault, exploitation and sexual harassment on their journey through Europe

Korean military struggles root out assaults