More than half of women and children forcibly migrating to Scotland are estimated to have suffered sexual and gender-based violence.
A new report by the SEREDA project highlights the dangers they face, including rape and sexual assault, emotional violence, and forced marriage and forced sex work. Men, boys and LGBTQIA+ people can also experience this violence.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham led a team of experts in analysing systems in place in Scotland - focusing on different services, policies and practices that the Scottish Government and other organisations have developed. They interviewed survivors of sexual and gender-based violence about their experience of the migration and refugee processes, such as dealing with the Home Office.
