Migrant Abuse Of Women

In the most recent data available from 2015, it was disclosed that nearly 92,000 Canadians had report to the police an incident related to domestic violence; of this number, 80% of them were women (Burczycka, 2017). It is then no surprise that intimate partnership violence has been found to be one of the major causes of violence against women in Canada (Ministry of the Status of Women, 2015). Many agencies focus on supporting directly the female victims and providing them with secured shelters and safe spaces to rebuild themselves after leaving their abusive relationship (Shelter Safe, 2017). However, a need to address domestic violence from the roots arose in Ontario1982, when the community identified a gap in the offer of programs

In A Thousand Splendid Suns, men do not hate women, in fact, the author shows women’s oppression and physical abuse are rooted in the society. For instance, wearing burqa symbolized the beginning of women’s oppression in the Islamic culture. In the novel, Rasheed says, ‘“I’m a different breed of man, Mariam. Where I come from, one wrong look, one proper word, and blood is spilled. Where I come from, a woman’s face is her husband’s business only. I want you to remember that. Do you understand?”’ (70). When Rasheed says these words to Mariam, it shows that Rasheed is traditionalist, has a conservative mind and is oppressing Mariam in every movements and words of her and one wrong mistake, she will be punish by him. In other words, his words means that Mariam is now a married woman, her body belongs only to him and it also shows she has no power and no equal rights as him. In Islamic culture, there’s a belief that men own women once they are married and that her everything belong only to them. Upon reading the novel, the readers can see that there are physical abuses which occurred to women and show that women are not allow to self-defend themselves from the abuse. In Chapter 8 Part 1, it foreshadows that physical abuse is a most common occurrence in the Islamic culture. For instance, the narrator says, “Mariam’s hands shook when she tried to slip the band onto his finger, and Rasheed had to help her. Her own band was a little tight, but Rasheed had no trouble forcing it over

“Since the presidential election, there has been a sharp downturn in reports of sexual assault and domestic violence among Latinos throughout the country, and many experts attribute the decline to fears of deportation.” (Too Scared to Report Sexual Abuse. The Fear: Deportation.) With constant talk of things like deportation and building a wall on the Mexican-American border, it’s no surprise that immigrants and Latinos have stopped reporting incidents of rape and abuse. This article shows that immigrants no longer feel safe or protected in America. “‘I would call the police and use another name or make a neighbor call,’ said April, who came across the border from Mexico when she was about 8 and lives in Orange County. ‘When he came after me, he’d say that I would get sent back to Mexico and never see my kids again. I believed him for a long time.’” (Too Scared to Report Sexual Abuse. The Fear: Deportation.) Women who have risked everything to come to America and begin a new life are being manipulated and threatened to the point where they are beyond terrified to report any form of assault or domestic abuse that they have experienced in fear of being deported away from their children and family. This is becoming the sad reality of life as an immigrant in the United

In Kimberly Crenshaw’s “Mapping the Margins”, she states that there is little to no help for women of colour. Her research includes immigrant women in abusive marriages or relationships; because they are not citizens, and in many cases, immigrants are not recognized under U.S law. As well, these women fear losing everything if they speak up about their abuse. (P. 202). Political consequences of this failure to adequately address both attributes in an intersectional way means that

This paper analyzes the phenomenon of violence against immigrant women, specifically within South Asian, African and Korean communities in North America. The paper will examine factors that arise from the process of immigration for these cultural groups that pose as barriers to immigrant families

For many years, people from all over the world have come to the United States seeking a better life for themselves, their spouse, their children and even their children's children. However, not every immigrant comes into this country legally and many of these illegal immigrants are poor, uneducated and may be carrying contagious diseases. They may arrive here via human trafficking, smuggling or other methods. There is one thing we know for sure that many of them choose to remain silence when they become victims. The three main reasons they become invisible victims are they are not aware they are victimized, they don't know the right way to ask for help and they are afraid to be fired or even deported.

Since the 9/11 terrorist attack took place in New York, the US has paid more attention to people crossing the borders, but are the people living in the US paying attention to what happens to good immigrants wanting a better life for their families? Put yourself in their shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the persons too. Immigrants are treated unfairly by long term detention centers, family separation, and racial discrimination. A story by Amy Backrem, an immigration journalism, interviews an immigrant woman who suffered terribly at the US border. She was caught in the US after fleeing her home and was put in an “icebox” for several days and left her and others to sleep on the floors.

How can Canada protect and welcome refugees and newcomers? How can domestic violence against immigrant and refugee women be prevented?

The United States of America has always been a refuge where poor and oppressed people from the far corners of the world can come to begin a new life. Much of the nation’s allure to prospective immigrants is in its promise of equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, or color. But the pressures of rising unemployment rates, congested cities, a crippled healthcare system, and national debt skyrocketing out of control have caused America to defend her borders against the influx of immigrants that threaten her already ailing economy. Still, despite all the heightened security measures incorporated in recent decades, a steady stream of immigrants continue to enter the country illegally. The Washington Times reports that there are

Our rights are born with us as the second that we are born. There is no one has the right to change this fact no matter what, which we are free creatures and our humanity should be respected that are the most important. Although these are known rights in the whole world but there are criminals that are using human for their own good in cruel ways. There is a new business spreading around the world, which is called trafficking. Trafficking is dealing or trading in something illegal like human trafficking. This kind of business is considered illegal because it may harm human and abuse them. Human trafficking has many aspects such as trafficking by women, children and human body parts. It became common as organizations for many purposes like

Despite all international agreements or recommendations, every day in the United States the abuses against immigrants such as arbitrary detentions, no due process, expedited removal, separation of families, and inhumane working conditions are increasing under the justification of “national security”.

). For women in poverty, barely making ends meet, while others prosper is a difficult reality to grasp. In assessing the traffic in women, a key issue is the limited economic choices that women living in absolute poverty have. Possible reasons why women are limited economically is that in Moldova there is a lot of pressure for them to stay home and care for the family. In turn, Moldova actually has a very high domestic abuse rate and this causes women to be stuck in aggressive relationships with no way out. Because they have had no job experience and no education they are presented with no real options in life, which leads to the issue of human trafficking. Survival strategies in such situations entail risks and harsh choices such as migration.

Violence takes many forms: it can be physical, psychological, sexual, economic, and even within families, or combinations of one or more of these. In most cases, the violence has been “acceptable” because of the cultural traditions that are largely respected. However, with the increasing emergence of the women’s movement internationally and even within Mexico itself, many Mexican males regard their roles as belittled. There has been a subtle and sometimes obvious backlash against the women’s movement, especially if women have independent living or income possibilities. In a culture in which violence is the norm, beatings, rape, torture, mutilation, and even murder are frequently overlooked. This has been painfully evident in the cases of mass murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez.

Human trafficking is a worldwide problem and can happen anywhere, to anyone, and at any time. Human trafficking is known as “modern day slavery”. In this world, there are two types of human trafficking: labor trafficking and sex trafficking. Because human traffickers mostly target teenagers and young children, friends and families are terrified to think that their loved ones can be taken at any moment. It is devastating to find out if a loved one has been, or is, a victim of human trafficking. The friends and families of the rescued victim(s) can be greatly impacted. The situation can negatively affect a victim’s relationship with family members and/or friends, due to the trauma the victim had/has obtained, the victim(s) must be rehabilitated to live a normal life, and the experience allows the families gain more knowledge on the signs of human trafficking.

The trafficking of women and girls for the purpose of prostitution is big business. It has been and still is one of the biggest industries worldwide. These unfortunate women and girls do not lead normal lives, but rather they are bought and sold as commodities. They also usually have no control over their lives and live in conditions of extreme poverty and abuse. Trafficking, debt bondage, forced labor, and other abuse is suffered by women all over the world and it is a violation of human rights. The problem is one of international proportion. United States feminists as well as many nongovernmental organizations acknowledge that this is a huge problem that needs to be tackled with greater proportions. We