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France 24
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Anaelle JONAH

Migrant women face ‘second trauma’ when reporting sexual abuse in France

In this file photo, a migrant woman sits in her room in an office building turned into a squat in Vitry-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, on January 19, 2024. © Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP

A recent report from Amnesty International reveals that undocumented women in France face significant barriers when reporting sexual violence, often encountering hostility from the institutions meant to help them. French NGOs say law enforcement has increasingly threatened migrants with deportation, even going so far as putting them in detention centres when they try to press charges.

Amnesty International on Wednesday published a report highlighting the dire situation faced by migrant women who are victims of sexual violence in France.

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