Victims of sexual violence let down by UK asylum system, report says

Study calls on Home Office to integrate gender and trauma sensitivity into asylum system Victims of sexual violence face further abuse and trauma as a result of the UK asylum process and are systematically let down by authorities, according a report. The research found that gender-insensitive and sometimes inhumane asylum interviews, sexual harassment in unstable asylum accommodation and a lack of access to healthcare and psychological support were just some of the factors compounding the trauma...