Experiences of violence while in insecure migration status: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Alexandria Innes, Annie Bunce, Hannah Manzur, Natalia V. Lewis · 2024
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Description
Innes and co-authors synthesized research, published in 2024, on violence faced by migrants whose legal status is insecure. Strict immigration systems leave many people worldwide without the right to stay. That insecurity strips away legal and social protection, exposing people to violence and abuse. The team gathered qualitative studies in which migrants themselves linked the violence they suffered to their status. They combined 31 studies published between 2000 and mid-2023.
The studies came from Europe, North America, East and South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The synthesis covered physical violence and physically enforced sexual violence. Common threads included fear of reporting, dependence on abusers for shelter or work, and officials' indifference. By tying the violence to status itself, the review shifts blame from individual bad actors to the rules that leave people unprotected. It gives policy makers first-hand evidence of harm.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alexandria Innes, Annie Bunce, Hannah Manzur, Natalia V. Lewis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |