A rape survivor in one of our self-help cases session had never been able to speak about the rape and exploitation she suffered after losing her parents as a child. “I am very scared to open up because of the things I went through. I grew up a camp in Uganda without my family with … Continue reading Home Office interview traumatises victim and prevents her from reporting rape
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A survey by Women Against Rape (WAR) of asylum-seeking women using their services has found that nearly half are destitute. All suffered rape or other sexual violence in their country of origin. But so far only one-third had been able to report to claim asylum. Those women who have reported faced hostility, stigma and discrimination, … Continue reading Press release. Our survey finds nearly half of victims of sexual violence facing Christmas destitute.
We help ensure women’s experiences of destitution and their demands for change are integral to asylum and other immigration campaigning, and in the movement more widely. Read below how London women who gave evidence to the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty included Trinity from our network. Her evidence ensured that the terrible suffering of women and … Continue reading Trinity tells the UN about living in extreme poverty
WAR was alerted to the existence of guidance for judges about the treatment of vulnerable witnesses by Ms B. Having met us in Refugee Week 2008 in Belfast, she felt able to report rape for the first time as grounds for asylum. But the delay in her providing this information was seized on by the … Continue reading Our pioneering work puts the onus on judges to protect “Vulnerable Witnesses”
WAR stalwart and All African Women’s Group joint chair has won asylum after a nine year delay, followed by a substantial award in path-breaking case from the Home Office for (some) of the damage this caused. On 20th August, a group of us went to Hatton Cross Tribunal Centre to support our much-loved friend and … Continue reading Asylum for Anna* – at last – and compensation for nine year delay by Home Office!
My name is Bertha and I am from the All African Women’s Group. We are a self-help group of asylum seeking women and refugees from many countries. Many of us have fled from War, Poverty, Domestic violence and Environmental damage. I grew up in South Nigeria, the Delta Region which is very wealthy in resources. … Continue reading Environmental devastation by the oil industry and big business is forcing us to flee. “We demand they stop their killing projects”. Women speak out at Extinction Rebellion
On 20th August, a group of us went to Hatton Cross Tribunal Centre to support our much-loved friend and colleague, Anna Cross*, at her long-awaited asylum appeal hearing. As a girl, Anna and her family made a treacherous journey to the UK to escape the threat of honour killing. Anna has grown up in the UK … Continue reading Human Rights Vigil at Tribunal – August 2019
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