Latest items for CWC-DATA-4
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Migrant workers were subject to seizure of passports, threats, denial of food, and confinement" (25).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Migrant workers were subject to seizure of passports, threats, denial of food, and confinement" (25).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he lack of awareness of the rights guaranteed under the Convention among the public in the State party, in particular among women, in both rural and urban areas [is a concern]" (2). Migrant women are usually located in these areas and also unaware of their rights (MV-coder comment). "[There are c]ases of forced prostitution, including of migrant women from West African countries such as Nigeria and Senegal, in the islands of Sal and Boa Vista" (7). "[V]ictims of trafficking, including migrant women do not] have access to adequate health care, shelters, counselling services and redress, including reparations and compensation" (7). "[P]atriarchal attitudes, impede migrant women from enjoying their rights" (14).more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he lack of awareness of the rights guaranteed under the Convention among the public in the State party, in particular among women, in both rural and urban areas [is a concern]" (2). Migrant women are usually located in these areas and also unaware of their rights (MV-coder comment). "[There are c]ases of forced prostitution, including of migrant women from West African countries such as Nigeria and Senegal, in the islands of Sal and Boa Vista" (7). "[V]ictims of trafficking, including migrant women do not] have access to adequate health care, shelters, counselling services and redress, including reparations and compensation" (7). "[P]atriarchal attitudes, impede migrant women from enjoying their rights" (14).more
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Undocumented migrants were vulnerable to forced labor, especially in domestic servitude, in the agricultural sector, and particularly in the outlying Family Islands" (16).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Undocumented migrants were vulnerable to forced labor, especially in domestic servitude, in the agricultural sector, and particularly in the outlying Family Islands" (16).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he State party is a source and destination country for trafficking in women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour" (7). "[T]axes and additional payments for kindergartens and preschool education [increase] the burden on rural, Roma and migrant households" (9). "[There is v]ertical and horizontal occupational segregation and the difficulties of integrating migrant women, Roma women, rural women and women with disabilities into the formal labour market" (10).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he State party is a source and destination country for trafficking in women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour" (7). "[T]axes and additional payments for kindergartens and preschool education [increase] the burden on rural, Roma and migrant households" (9). "[There is v]ertical and horizontal occupational segregation and the difficulties of integrating migrant women, Roma women, rural women and women with disabilities into the formal labour market" (10).
Aug. 4, 2023, 6:59 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Rural women lack access to infrastructure, transportation and financial and other support for agricultural and economic activities, which results in the large-scale migration of younger women to urban areas or out of the country. Migrant women and asylum-seeking women, who may have lived in the country for many years, have limited access to services available to Bulgarian citizens, in particular education, health [, transportation, infrastructure] and social services. Migrant women and asylum-seeking women have limited access to government-run reception centres owing to strict eligibility requirements and a lack of efficient coordination, as well as the absence of gender-sensitive conditions, compliant with United Nations standards, in those centres" (12).more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Rural women lack access to infrastructure, transportation and financial and other support for agricultural and economic activities, which results in the large-scale migration of younger women to urban areas or out of the country. Migrant women and asylum-seeking women, who may have lived in the country for many years, have limited access to services available to Bulgarian citizens, in particular education, health [, transportation, infrastructure] and social services. Migrant women and asylum-seeking women have limited access to government-run reception centres owing to strict eligibility requirements and a lack of efficient coordination, as well as the absence of gender-sensitive conditions, compliant with United Nations standards, in those centres" (12).more
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he State party remains a source, destination and transit country for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for purposes of sexual and labour exploitation" (8). "Cambodian women who migrate abroad to work in low paid sectors such as manufacturing, domestic work, hospitality and agriculture, frequently experience abuse and exploitation" (11).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[T]he State party remains a source, destination and transit country for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for purposes of sexual and labour exploitation" (8). "Cambodian women who migrate abroad to work in low paid sectors such as manufacturing, domestic work, hospitality and agriculture, frequently experience abuse and exploitation" (11).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Further, Government has established a pre-departure screening system for Bangladeshi migrant workers in part to reduce fraudulent recruitment." (16).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Further, Government has established a pre-departure screening system for Bangladeshi migrant workers in part to reduce fraudulent recruitment." (16).
June 27, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In June the Associated Press (AP) reported that the government had forced an estimated 13,000 migrants over the previous 14 months to walk from Guezzam, Algeria, to Assamakka, Niger, as part of the repatriation process... The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported in July that officials were deporting an estimated average of 1,000 migrants to Niger per month. International organizations reported that authorities continued to leave deportees at the Algerian/Niger border near Guezzam, Algeria or Assamakka, Niger, where migrants were forced to walk 250 km (155 miles) to the nearest town of Agadez. There were reports that during government roundup operations of suspected migrants, some of those detained were raped,...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In June the Associated Press (AP) reported that the government had forced an estimated 13,000 migrants over the previous 14 months to walk from Guezzam, Algeria, to Assamakka, Niger, as part of the repatriation process... The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported in July that officials were deporting an estimated average of 1,000 migrants to Niger per month. International organizations reported that authorities continued to leave deportees at the Algerian/Niger border near Guezzam, Algeria or Assamakka, Niger, where migrants were forced to walk 250 km (155 miles) to the nearest town of Agadez. There were reports that during government roundup operations of suspected migrants, some of those detained were raped,...more
June 27, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"NGOs reported instances in which unaccompanied migrant female youth were exploited as domestic workers and were known to be loaned out to families for extended periods to work in homes or exploited as prostitutes" (38).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"NGOs reported instances in which unaccompanied migrant female youth were exploited as domestic workers and were known to be loaned out to families for extended periods to work in homes or exploited as prostitutes" (38).
June 27, 2023, 2:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"According to the IOM, the government repatriated 5,348 migrants to Niger and deported 6,090 migrants to Niger, for a total of 11,438 from January to July, pursuant to a bilateral agreement at the request of the Nigerien government… The Ministry of Interior reported in March to a Senate session that approximately 500 illegal migrants try to enter the country daily along the country’s southern borders" (20). "NGOs reported that irregular migrants sometimes worked in forced labor and that their lack of work permits made them more vulnerable to exploitation. For example, female migrants were subjected to debt bondage as they worked to repay smuggling debts through domestic servitude, forced begging,...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"According to the IOM, the government repatriated 5,348 migrants to Niger and deported 6,090 migrants to Niger, for a total of 11,438 from January to July, pursuant to a bilateral agreement at the request of the Nigerien government… The Ministry of Interior reported in March to a Senate session that approximately 500 illegal migrants try to enter the country daily along the country’s southern borders" (20). "NGOs reported that irregular migrants sometimes worked in forced labor and that their lack of work permits made them more vulnerable to exploitation. For example, female migrants were subjected to debt bondage as they worked to repay smuggling debts through domestic servitude, forced begging,...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In addition, immigrants constitute 0.66 percent of the population…"(3).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In addition, immigrants constitute 0.66 percent of the population…"(3).
May 18, 2023, 11:04 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The fertility rate edged down to 1.24 children per woman from 1.25 in 2021, registering a decline in central and northern regions and a marginal increase in the south. The trend was partly offset by immigration, with immigrants exceeding emigrants by 229,000 last year compared with a net inflow of 160,000 in 2021. Foreigners made up 8.6% of the country's population in 2022, for a total of 5.05 million" (Para.8).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The fertility rate edged down to 1.24 children per woman from 1.25 in 2021, registering a decline in central and northern regions and a marginal increase in the south. The trend was partly offset by immigration, with immigrants exceeding emigrants by 229,000 last year compared with a net inflow of 160,000 in 2021. Foreigners made up 8.6% of the country's population in 2022, for a total of 5.05 million" (Para.8).
April 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Previous reports suggested some 150,000 to 200,000 North Korean defectors had made it to China and now risked this kind of treatment. Global Rights Compliance now put that figure closer to half a million." (para 35).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Previous reports suggested some 150,000 to 200,000 North Korean defectors had made it to China and now risked this kind of treatment. Global Rights Compliance now put that figure closer to half a million." (para 35).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In 2013/14, a total of 163,018 migrants (100,688 males and 53,732 females and 8,598 children) that were deported from Saudi Arabia were provided with support, including the provision of temporary shelters upon arrival, reintegration with their families, skill training and organization into self-help groups in cooperation with governmental and non-governmental organizations" (10-11). "Studies indicate that the underlying cause of human trafficking and smuggling is poverty" (11). "In 2014, Ethiopia received more than 150, 000 of its citizens that were deported from Saudi Arabia" (27).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In 2013/14, a total of 163,018 migrants (100,688 males and 53,732 females and 8,598 children) that were deported from Saudi Arabia were provided with support, including the provision of temporary shelters upon arrival, reintegration with their families, skill training and organization into self-help groups in cooperation with governmental and non-governmental organizations" (10-11). "Studies indicate that the underlying cause of human trafficking and smuggling is poverty" (11). "In 2014, Ethiopia received more than 150, 000 of its citizens that were deported from Saudi Arabia" (27).
Feb. 8, 2023, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) calls for an end of the barbaric practice - which is still identified in many women each year in the UK alone - and has 'no blame' for her mother who took her to a backstreet clinic aged nine. Basma Kamel, 30, is a student at London Metropolitan University and she was a victim of FGM at nine years old, after going on a 'summer vacation' with her mother during her school holidays while still living in Egypt before moving to the UK in 2019." (para 1-2). "Ms Kamel said: 'I understand she was not aware of the real consequences of FGM and...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) calls for an end of the barbaric practice - which is still identified in many women each year in the UK alone - and has 'no blame' for her mother who took her to a backstreet clinic aged nine. Basma Kamel, 30, is a student at London Metropolitan University and she was a victim of FGM at nine years old, after going on a 'summer vacation' with her mother during her school holidays while still living in Egypt before moving to the UK in 2019." (para 1-2). "Ms Kamel said: 'I understand she was not aware of the real consequences of FGM and...more
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]...remains concerned about...[t]he limited access to decent employment for disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women, including women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant women and women with disabilities" (10-11). "[T]he Committee notes with concern...[t]he high maternal and infant mortality rates, especially among migrant women and in remote and rural areas [and the] insufficient efforts to address the health concerns of migrant women, including in relation to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and the increased incidence of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS" (12). "[T]he Committee notes with concern...[t]he lack of health insurance coverage for migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls"...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]...remains concerned about...[t]he limited access to decent employment for disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women, including women belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant women and women with disabilities" (10-11). "[T]he Committee notes with concern...[t]he high maternal and infant mortality rates, especially among migrant women and in remote and rural areas [and the] insufficient efforts to address the health concerns of migrant women, including in relation to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and the increased incidence of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS" (12). "[T]he Committee notes with concern...[t]he lack of health insurance coverage for migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls"...more
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Committee recommends that the State party:... (e) Revise immigration policies to ensure that laws and policies on the deportation of foreign women are not applied in a discriminatory manner, do not deter migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from reporting crimes of trafficking and do not undermine efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, identify or protect victims or prosecute perpetrators" (7). "Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the following:...(d) The disproportionately high dropout rate at the upper secondary level of education among girls with a migration background and girls whose parents have lower levels of education...It also urges the State party: (d) Adopt a strategy to reduce the school dropout...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Committee recommends that the State party:... (e) Revise immigration policies to ensure that laws and policies on the deportation of foreign women are not applied in a discriminatory manner, do not deter migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from reporting crimes of trafficking and do not undermine efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, identify or protect victims or prosecute perpetrators" (7). "Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the following:...(d) The disproportionately high dropout rate at the upper secondary level of education among girls with a migration background and girls whose parents have lower levels of education...It also urges the State party: (d) Adopt a strategy to reduce the school dropout...more
Aug. 18, 2022, 5:18 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"A 2015 study based on 2011 census data on FGM in the UK found around 103,000 women aged 15-49 and around 24,000 women aged 50 and over who have migrated to England and Wales are living with the consequences of FGM. It also found that around 10,000 girls aged under 15 who have migrated to England and Wales are likely to have undergone FGM. The study also reported that women who have undergone FGM do not only live in urban centres in England and Wales." (16,17,18)
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"A 2015 study based on 2011 census data on FGM in the UK found around 103,000 women aged 15-49 and around 24,000 women aged 50 and over who have migrated to England and Wales are living with the consequences of FGM. It also found that around 10,000 girls aged under 15 who have migrated to England and Wales are likely to have undergone FGM. The study also reported that women who have undergone FGM do not only live in urban centres in England and Wales." (16,17,18)
July 6, 2022, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Government expanded its partnership with the International Organization for Migration in 2013 to include joint training sessions for officials as well as the publication of awareness-raising materials. It also continued to provide basic health care to undocumented migrants (16). "Act No. 133/AN/16/7 L of 24 March 2016 on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants was enacted. The law was enacted after it was observed and acknowledged by all the relevant actors and institutions that the previous law on combating trafficking in human beings was not in line with the general principles of the Organized Crime Convention. Its aim is to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons,...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The Government expanded its partnership with the International Organization for Migration in 2013 to include joint training sessions for officials as well as the publication of awareness-raising materials. It also continued to provide basic health care to undocumented migrants (16). "Act No. 133/AN/16/7 L of 24 March 2016 on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants was enacted. The law was enacted after it was observed and acknowledged by all the relevant actors and institutions that the previous law on combating trafficking in human beings was not in line with the general principles of the Organized Crime Convention. Its aim is to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons,...more
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The number of foreign women seeking assistance from the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn remains relatively high. As part of the action plan against domestic violence a booklet aimed especially at foreigners was produced. It contains information in several languages on basic rights and obligations/duties in Faroese society. Particular focus is on providing information about where foreigners can seek assistance if they have been victims of violence. The booklet was well received and has been reprinted twice since" (43).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The number of foreign women seeking assistance from the Crisis Centre in Tórshavn remains relatively high. As part of the action plan against domestic violence a booklet aimed especially at foreigners was produced. It contains information in several languages on basic rights and obligations/duties in Faroese society. Particular focus is on providing information about where foreigners can seek assistance if they have been victims of violence. The booklet was well received and has been reprinted twice since" (43).
May 30, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"An amendment to article 50, paragraph 2 of the Foreign Nationals Act (FNA) came into force on 1 July 2013. When a spouse has not freely consented to the marriage, he or she may henceforth invoke important personal reasons to obtain or extend a residence permit. That change also enshrines in law the Federal Supreme Court’s case law under which, for the right to residence to be upheld after family breakdown, it is not necessary for both conditions, i.e. domestic violence and gravely compromised prospects of social reintegration in the country of origin, to be fulfilled. Moreover, FOGE and FOM have organized four regional workshops on enforcement of FNA article...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"An amendment to article 50, paragraph 2 of the Foreign Nationals Act (FNA) came into force on 1 July 2013. When a spouse has not freely consented to the marriage, he or she may henceforth invoke important personal reasons to obtain or extend a residence permit. That change also enshrines in law the Federal Supreme Court’s case law under which, for the right to residence to be upheld after family breakdown, it is not necessary for both conditions, i.e. domestic violence and gravely compromised prospects of social reintegration in the country of origin, to be fulfilled. Moreover, FOGE and FOM have organized four regional workshops on enforcement of FNA article...more
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Women migrants present in Italy represent approximately 49.8 per cent of all immigrants residing in Italy. But there are huge differences in gender distribution according to nationality: As for the Eastern European countries, women are almost three times more than men; as for African countries the rate is reversed; as for the Far East, there is a marked female predominance, while other Asian countries see the male predominance" (33). "Another specific area where the Department of Equal Opportunities has put in place measures to promote the protection and integration of women migrants is the one devoted to contrast the phenomenon of trafficking, a phenomenon which sees the involvement of foreign...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"Women migrants present in Italy represent approximately 49.8 per cent of all immigrants residing in Italy. But there are huge differences in gender distribution according to nationality: As for the Eastern European countries, women are almost three times more than men; as for African countries the rate is reversed; as for the Far East, there is a marked female predominance, while other Asian countries see the male predominance" (33). "Another specific area where the Department of Equal Opportunities has put in place measures to promote the protection and integration of women migrants is the one devoted to contrast the phenomenon of trafficking, a phenomenon which sees the involvement of foreign...more
Feb. 5, 2022, 9:24 a.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, CWC-DATA-4
"...Girls and women from rural areas, as well as migrant workers from bordering countries, were lured to cities with false promises of employment or education and exploited in domestic servitude and sex trafficking" (22).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, CWC-DATA-4
"...Girls and women from rural areas, as well as migrant workers from bordering countries, were lured to cities with false promises of employment or education and exploited in domestic servitude and sex trafficking" (22).
Dec. 2, 2021, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The NGO Refugees International in April criticized the government of Curacao for failing to provide temporary status to Venezuelan refugees and other displaced Venezuelans. They found that many migrants and displaced Venezuelans without legal status ended up living on the fringes of society, with no protection against abuse from neighbors or from employers in the informal sector. They noted that some migrant women had been forced into commercial sex" (7-8). These women had migrated to the Netherlands (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The NGO Refugees International in April criticized the government of Curacao for failing to provide temporary status to Venezuelan refugees and other displaced Venezuelans. They found that many migrants and displaced Venezuelans without legal status ended up living on the fringes of society, with no protection against abuse from neighbors or from employers in the informal sector. They noted that some migrant women had been forced into commercial sex" (7-8). These women had migrated to the Netherlands (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 2, 2021, 7:34 p.m.
Countries: Netherlands
Variables: ERBG-DATA-5, CWC-DATA-4
"The NGO Refugees International in April criticized the government of Curacao for failing to provide temporary status to Venezuelan refugees and other displaced Venezuelans. They found that many migrants and displaced Venezuelans without legal status ended up living on the fringes of society, with no protection against abuse from neighbors or from employers in the informal sector. They noted that some migrant women had been forced into commercial sex" (7-8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-5, CWC-DATA-4
"The NGO Refugees International in April criticized the government of Curacao for failing to provide temporary status to Venezuelan refugees and other displaced Venezuelans. They found that many migrants and displaced Venezuelans without legal status ended up living on the fringes of society, with no protection against abuse from neighbors or from employers in the informal sector. They noted that some migrant women had been forced into commercial sex" (7-8).
Nov. 15, 2021, 7:32 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The law provides for the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and creates a system of protection that manages minors from the time they arrive in the country until they reach the age 21 and can support themselves. As of June the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies had identified 7,272 unaccompanied minors, of whom 4,736 had left the shelters assigned to them. Of those assisted, 93 percent were boys and 86 percent were 16 or 17 years old. Girls were 7 percent of the total, of which 32 percent came from Nigeria. This group was especially vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence" (21-22). These unaccompanied minors were in Italy and...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The law provides for the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and creates a system of protection that manages minors from the time they arrive in the country until they reach the age 21 and can support themselves. As of June the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies had identified 7,272 unaccompanied minors, of whom 4,736 had left the shelters assigned to them. Of those assisted, 93 percent were boys and 86 percent were 16 or 17 years old. Girls were 7 percent of the total, of which 32 percent came from Nigeria. This group was especially vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence" (21-22). These unaccompanied minors were in Italy and...more
Nov. 15, 2021, 7:25 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The law provides for the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and creates a system of protection that manages minors from the time they arrive in the country until they reach the age 21 and can support themselves. As of June the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies had identified 7,272 unaccompanied minors, of whom 4,736 had left the shelters assigned to them. Of those assisted, 93 percent were boys and 86 percent were 16 or 17 years old. Girls were 7 percent of the total, of which 32 percent came from Nigeria. This group was especially vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence" (21-22). Unaccompanied minors in Italy are generally considered...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"The law provides for the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and creates a system of protection that manages minors from the time they arrive in the country until they reach the age 21 and can support themselves. As of June the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies had identified 7,272 unaccompanied minors, of whom 4,736 had left the shelters assigned to them. Of those assisted, 93 percent were boys and 86 percent were 16 or 17 years old. Girls were 7 percent of the total, of which 32 percent came from Nigeria. This group was especially vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence" (21-22). Unaccompanied minors in Italy are generally considered...more
Nov. 8, 2021, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In its 2018 report on migrant centers in Ceuta and Melilla, the National Ombudsman noted the deterioration of housing facilities and the inadequacy of rooms for mothers with small children" (9). "...In July there were protests against unaccompanied minors in El Masnou after one of them was accused of attempting to rape a girl. The protesters tried to attack the center housing the unaccompanied minors, leaving six persons injured, including four of the youths. There have also been counterprotests condemning the protesters against the unaccompanied minors as racists" (12). All of the unaccompanied minors mentioned here are migrants (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In its 2018 report on migrant centers in Ceuta and Melilla, the National Ombudsman noted the deterioration of housing facilities and the inadequacy of rooms for mothers with small children" (9). "...In July there were protests against unaccompanied minors in El Masnou after one of them was accused of attempting to rape a girl. The protesters tried to attack the center housing the unaccompanied minors, leaving six persons injured, including four of the youths. There have also been counterprotests condemning the protesters against the unaccompanied minors as racists" (12). All of the unaccompanied minors mentioned here are migrants (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 18, 2021, 6:06 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[The new asylum and immigration bill] includes measures to strengthen the protection of girls and young men exposed to the risk of sexual mutilation...and adopts protective provisions on the right to remain for victims of domestic violence" (14). "According to the latest statistics available from the Ministry of Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, between 40,000 to 60,000 FGM/C victims resided in the country. The majority were recent immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries where FGM/C was prevalent and where the procedure was performed. According to the Group against Sexual Mutilation, 350 excisions were performed in the country each year" (20).
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"[The new asylum and immigration bill] includes measures to strengthen the protection of girls and young men exposed to the risk of sexual mutilation...and adopts protective provisions on the right to remain for victims of domestic violence" (14). "According to the latest statistics available from the Ministry of Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, between 40,000 to 60,000 FGM/C victims resided in the country. The majority were recent immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries where FGM/C was prevalent and where the procedure was performed. According to the Group against Sexual Mutilation, 350 excisions were performed in the country each year" (20).
Sept. 29, 2021, 9:33 a.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In its August report, the UN Panel of Experts on Mali reported receiving multiple accounts of female migrants being raped during their journey. For example, on May 19, four armed men intercepted a public transport vehicle traveling from Bamako to Timbuktu near Acharane village, stole all the passengers’ belongings, and gang-raped a 20-year-old woman. On August 31, a group of seven individuals harassed and raped a girl in the Nafadji neighborhood in Bamako. Five of the assailants remained in custody, while two fled and were not captured. The case was under investigation. In October, during the second session of the Court of Assizes, cases related to sexual assault and rape...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In its August report, the UN Panel of Experts on Mali reported receiving multiple accounts of female migrants being raped during their journey. For example, on May 19, four armed men intercepted a public transport vehicle traveling from Bamako to Timbuktu near Acharane village, stole all the passengers’ belongings, and gang-raped a 20-year-old woman. On August 31, a group of seven individuals harassed and raped a girl in the Nafadji neighborhood in Bamako. Five of the assailants remained in custody, while two fled and were not captured. The case was under investigation. In October, during the second session of the Court of Assizes, cases related to sexual assault and rape...more