RT Article
T1 “Nevertheless She Persisted:” Confronting the Silencing and Reproduction of Gender-Based Violence among U.S. Asylum Seekers
JF Victims & offenders
VO 18
IS 1
SP 23
OP 50
A1 Garni, Alisa
A2 Melander, Lisa A.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1830209450
AB Gender-based violence is a pervasive global crisis that affects people in myriad ways. Little is known about the impact of victimization experiences of one particularly vulnerable group: women who are “defensively” seeking asylum in the United States. Our ethnographic research with asylum seekers and legal advocates reveals how systems of oppression interact across borders to multiply women’s vulnerability to victimization, obstruct their access to critical resources, bar their flight and safe passage, and restrict their access to asylum. We urge recognizing gender as a protected ground for asylum and enforcing robust rights and protections for women transnationally.
K1 Intersectionality
K1 Patriarchy
K1 asylum policy
K1 Asylum Seekers
K1 gender-based violence
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2137613