Sexual and gender-based violence in the European asylum and reception sector: a perpetuum mobile?
- Authors: De Meyer S, Degomme O, Deville W, Dias SF, Kennedy P, Keygnaert I, Kovats A, Roelens K, Temmerman M, Vettenburg N
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: European Journal of Public Health
- Link: https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/25/1/90/497997
Refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and subsequent ill-health in Europe; yet, European minimum reception standards do not address SGBV. Hence, this paper explores the nature of SGBV occurring in this sector and discusses determinants for ‘Desirable Prevention’. Applying community-based participatory research, we conducted an SGBV […]
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