Immigrant Women
Door Opens for Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Asylum
In a case involving a Mexican woman seeking to escape brutal domestic violence in her home country, Obama Administration officials have taken a position that may open a door to asylum in the United States for some victims of severe abuse. The Family Violence Prevention Fund, Center for Gender and Refugees Studies, and other advocates for victims of violence have long advocated this kind of move. [...]
Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
Immigrant women are a diverse group and include women who have lived in the United States for one month, as well as women who have lived here for forty years. The immigrant woman who contacts you for help may be a refugee fleeing persecution, a student, a tourist, or a worker seeking better economic conditions. Get the tools to help you meet the needs of immigrant women who are victims of domestic violence. [...]
Human Trafficking: A Hidden Shame
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery involving people being bought, sold, and forced into slave labor and/or sexual exploitation. The United Nations recently reported that four million people are traded each year against their will to work in servitude in their own country or around the globe. Thousands are trafficked into the United States. Get the facts on human trafficking. [...]
Leadership Development for Immigrant Survivors of Violence
Helping immigrant women become their own advocates and become community leaders may be the best and only sustainable way to address the needs of immigrant women survivors of abuse. As emerging leaders, they can play a critical role in supporting other women, informing institutions on their needs, demanding accessible services and teaching their peers how to address domestic violence and sexual assault in their communities. [...]
KEY RESOURCES
- NEW! Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities Report
- Culture Handbook
- Immigrant Women & Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
- Collaborating to Help Trafficking Survivors: Emerging Issues and Practice Pointers
- Multilingual Brochures
- Breaking the Silence Manual(English) or(Spanish)
- Power and Control Tactics Used Against Immigrant Women
- Full List of Key Resources
