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Egypt: Sexually Abused Refugees Find No Justice

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Egyptian authorities have failed to protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers from pervasive sexual violence. Human Rights Watch documented 11 incidents of sexual violence committed in Egypt between 2016 and 2022 against seven Sudanese and Yemenis. Three of the rapes resulted in pregnancy. At least one attack, in which the woman was abducted and repeatedly assaulted, appears to have been racially motivated.

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Human Rights Watch

Egypt: Sexually Abused Refugees Find No Justice

The Egyptian authorities have failed to protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers from pervasive sexual violence, including by failing to investigate rape and sexual assault. Not only are refugee women and girls in Egypt living in vulnerable situations at risk of sexual violence, but the authorities seem to have no interest in protecting them or investigating the incidents, let alone bringing the rapists to justice.

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HRW documents allegations of sexual abuse against refugees in Egypt

The organization Human Rights Watch has released a report in which it documents at least 11 incidents of sexual violence between 2016 and 2022 committed against refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls in Egypt. According to HRW, three of the rapes resulted in pregnancy, and all of the women experienced "severe physical effects."

1 year ago

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