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Policy Briefing: Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence: findings from the SEREDA project in the UK

November 2021

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Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence: findings from the SEREDA project in the UK

November 2021

The SEREDA project finds that forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence experience additional harms in the UK asylum system. The research finds that the asylum system encourages dependency on perpetrators, exacerbates the impacts of pre-arrival SGBV, has unstable and unsafe housing, and features limited SGBV sensitivities.

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Policy Briefing: Understanding Gender-Based Violence among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Communities: A study of Lancashire County Council

August 2021

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Understanding Gender-Based Violence among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Communities: A study of Lancashire County Council

August 2021

Based on surveys and interviews, this report highlights the reasons why refugee and asylum-seeking women are uniquely vulnerable to gender-based violence and makes recommendations for better engagement with gender-based violence services. The report is based on research conducted within Lancashire County Council.

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Refugee Women Connect's Response to the New Plan 

April 2021

New Plan for Immigration which is likely to cause additional hardship and suffering to women and gender non-conforming people seeking asylum in the UK. Read our response.

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The Sisters Not Strangers Coalition: A manifesto for you and us

March 2021

Learn about our commitment to an expert-led coalition, feminism for all, wellbeing, action, hope and unity.

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Hear Us: the experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking women during the pandemic 

July 2020

The Sisters Not Strangers coalition surveyed 115 refugee and asylum-seeking women about how they have survived during the pandemic. Women who were already living in poverty before the outbreak, told us that they had been made even more vulnerable to hunger and ill health.

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Gendered Considerations in the Asylum System During COVID-19: Guidance for organisations supporting asylum-seeking and refugee women

June 2020

This guidance has been designed for frontline refugee sector organisations continuing to support asylum-seeking and refugee women during COVID-19. It has been produced in response to a need articulated across the sector for direction in adapting services in a way that mitigates gendered harm.

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In support of Black Lives Matter

June 2020

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Policy Briefing: Forced migration, SGBV and COVID-19 

May 2020

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Forced migration, SGBV and COVID-19: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on forced migrants survivors of SGBV

May 2020

This joint research explores the ways in which the COVID-19 crisis has impacted forced migrant survivors of SGBV. The research - which was conducted across 5 countries through interviews with 52 survivors and 45 organisations - offers specific recommendations on how to mitigate the negative impacts of the crisis on survivors. 

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Published: 19th May, 2020

Updated: 30th November, 2021

Author: Alice Coles

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