In Spain’s Ceuta, migrant women tell of sexual harassment: ‘it’s really bad’
Some women who entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the threat and fear of sexual harassment. More than a dozen women have set up camp on a wooded roadside running up to the barbed wire fencing that surrounds the government-run migrant reception centre, near…
Women arriving in Spain's Ceuta enclave, a North African territory, claim they face sexual harassment while waiting to be registered, according to Reuters. Over a dozen women have set up a makeshift camp near the government-run migrant reception centre, surrounded by barbed wire fencing along a wooded roadside. Rough sleeping conditions and threats of sexual assault are among the hardships they face.
Local authorities report that the facility, housing around 700 people, is nearly at capacity with over 2,000 children registered. Some women reported that men were also present in the vicinity, engaging in sexual harassment. According to Spain’s largest police union, SUP, 15 sexual assaults were reported in Ceuta since July 30, mostly affecting underage victims.
Human rights organisations have warned that the overcrowded conditions increase the risk of sexual violence among migrant women.
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