What the eye does not see: A critical interpretive synthesis of European Union policies addressing sexual violence in vulnerable migrants

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 23, Issue 46, 2015, Pages 45-55

  Keygnaert, Ines ^a   Guieu, Aurore ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; European Union; Refugees; Sexual violence; Undocumented migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRANT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; CRIME VICTIM; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX WORKER; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL MINORITY; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT;

CRIME VICTIMS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLICY; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL MINORITIES; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS;

EID: 84955200824     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rhm.2015.11.002     Document Type: Article

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