Women for Refugee Women

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Women for Refugee Women
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FounderNatasha Walter
TypeCharity
Location
  • United Kingdom
Websitewww.refugeewomen.co.uk

Women for Refugee Women is a charity challenging the injustices experienced by women who seek asylum in the United Kingdom.

Work[]

Women for Refugee Women provide a welcoming and safe space for asylum-seeking women to come together in solidarity for English lessons, exercise classes and other confidence-building group sessions.[1]

Women for Refugee Women have supported female refugees from a variety of countries, with many having experienced abuse, loss or trauma, destitution and mental illness.[2]

The organisation also campaigns alongside female refugees against injustices they face whilst in the UK, including conditions in detention centres. This includes publishing research[3] and briefing politicians [4] to try and create a fairer asylum process.

Around 2,000 women who come to the UK seeking asylum are detained in immigration detention centres every year.[5] In 2017, Women for Refugee Women published research which found that the majority of women detained in Yarl's Wood are survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, which is in breach of the UK government's own policies on protecting 'adults at risk'.[6]

Women for Refugee Women also works with the arts, media and public events to document and raise awareness about women's stories.[7] In 2016, Women for Refugee Women produced a short animated film, directed by , which documents and raises awareness about the experiences of women who have survived sexual violence and torture, and are currently detained in Yarl's Wood.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Secret world: The women in the UK who cannot report sexual abuse". BBC. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mohan, Megha (2018-03-27). "Secret world: The women who cannot report sexual abuse". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  3. ^ "Resources". www.refugeewomen.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  4. ^ "Campaign". www.refugeewomen.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  5. ^ "The women dedicated to helping female refugees who come to the UK". Metro UK. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ Hill, Amelia (2017-11-01). "Vulnerable women 'still locked up in Yarl's Wood immigration centre'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  7. ^ "Media". www.refugeewomen.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  8. ^ 4refugeewomen (2016-08-20), Set Her Free: Margaret's Story, retrieved 2018-05-20

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