Survivors seeking asylum
The Finding Refuge from Rape Project, initiated by WAR in partnership with BWRAP, helps women asylum seekers who are rape survivors to:
- speak about the sexual violence they have suffered;
- gather crucial evidence (such as expert reports we provide) to support their claims;
- access legal and other support to which they are entitled;
- meet other women in similar situations for self-help advice and information to help survive the traumatic impact of torture and begin to recover;
- inform the wider public about the real situations they face by enabling them to speak about their experiences publicly.
For more details about the Project, including about the fortnightly self help sessions, or if you are a legal representative wanting to commission an expert report, please contact us.
This Project is part-funded by the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. 
If you would like to know more about the All African Women’s Group, a self-help group of women asylum seekers based at Crossroads Women's Centre, click here
Rights Sheet for Rape Survivors seeking asylum
Survivors of rape in the UK
If you have an experience of rape or other sexual violence which you are considering reporting to the police, or have already reported and you want some independent information about your rights, please contact WAR. We can help you deal with complaints against the police, CPS and problems with compensation.
If you live in Camden - BWRAP may be able to help . . . see our self-help, support & information services for African and Afro-Caribbean survivors of rape, sexual violence and racist attacks - including women claiming asylum here.
A Rights Sheet about the legal process after rape will be available soon.
