Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Food shortages and aid cuts put more displaced women at risk of gender-based violence (UNHCR, Nov. 2022) [text]

- See also related UNHCR press release.

Sexual and gender-based violence: protection needed for migrants escaping conflict and persecution (Univ. of Birmingham, Dec. 2022) [text]

The Violation of Ukrainian Refugees’ Right to Reproductive Self-Determination in Poland (Voelkerrechtsblog, Nov. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Medical Mistreatment of Women in ICE Detention (US Senate, Nov. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for hearing report, testimonies and video.

Menstrual Hygiene Management among Refugee Women and Girls in Türkiye (UNFPA, Sept. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and Turkish.

"Not a single safe place": The Ukrainian refugees at risk of violence, trafficking and exploitation - Findings from Poland and Ukraine (Univ. of Birmingham, Nov. 2022) [text]

- See also related news release.

Protection of women human rights defenders at risk in migration contexts (UN Women, Nov. 2022) [text]

Unprotected in Ecuador: Venezuelan refugee women survivors of gender-based violence (Amnesty International, Nov. 2022) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (15 Nov. 2022)