I’m a rape survivor from Rwanda
Rape survivor from Rwanda in brave fight to help others 21 May 2009 Stella Mpaka, of Women Against Rape, is now helping others to overcome their personal nightmares. Your article (Camden group’s battle to prioritise a heinous crime, H&H April 2) showed some of Women Against Rape’s (WAR) ground breaking work winning justice for rape …
Women inside Yarl’s Wood IRC demand an end to brutal treatment by Serco, 8 May 2008
Women inside Yarl’s Wood IRC demand an end to brutal treatment by Serco DEMANDS FOLLOWING SERCO’S INVITATION TO VISIT YARL’S WOOD REMOVAL CENTRE ISSUED AT THEIR AGM, 13 May 2008 1. Many women in detention have suffered rape and other torture. According to the Immigration Services Operational Manual (Third EDN) if someone reports being a …
From Ms PB who won £38 000 in compensation for unlawful detention
“I have been granted leave to remain in the UK. I can not express my appreciation to Women Against Rape who played a vital role to make this day come true. They called me almost every week while I was in Yarl’s Wood IRC and gave me moral support and encouraged me to be strong. …
Misjudging Rape – Breaching Gender Guidelines & International Law in Asylum Appeals
RESEARCH: Misjudging Rape – Breaching Gender Guidelines & International Law in Asylum Appeals Click image to download PDF Black Women’s Rape Action Project & Women Against Rape’s research documents the discrimination and hostility women seeking asylum from rape face. Over 70% of the women claiming asylum in the UK are rape survivors. Many face severe …
Victims of rape and other torture win against unlawful detention and removal
An important report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons into healthcare at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre was published [yesterday – November 2006]. It focused on “the support and treatment of detainees with mental and traumatic stress disorders, and on issues raised by the medical case management of two female detainees (Ms A and Ms …
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