女性庇护寻求者向英国媒体报告在庇护住宿期间遭遇性侵和性骚扰，但许多受害者因恐惧而未能寻求法律救济1。英国红十字会向议会调查委员会提供的证据显示，庇护酒店中存在"普遍的性骚扰文化"，包括职员用门卡试图进入洗澡中女性的房间1。
具体案例反映了受害者面临的多重困境。一名妇女在庇护酒店遭酒店职员反复骚扰和不当接触，该职员从酒店数据库中获取其电话号码并多次发短信邀约性关系1。一名伊朗妇女担忧英国警方可能像伊朗警方一样，因此不敢采取任何行动1。更为严重的是，一名乌干达女性庇护者称她在寻求私人移民律师但无力支付费用的情况下，被律师强迫发生性关系作为付款方式1。
这三名受害妇女最终都被批准获得难民身份1。Rape Crisis England & Wales首席执行官Ciara Bergman指出，这一群体中的女性和女孩"特别容易遭受性虐待和剥削"1。
Female asylum seekers in the United Kingdom have reported experiencing sexual assault and harassment by British men, yet many victims remain reluctant to pursue criminal charges due to fear and safety concerns.1 The British Red Cross provided evidence to a parliamentary inquiry committee documenting a "pervasive culture of sexual harassment" at one accommodation facility, including instances where staff attempted to enter women's rooms while they were bathing using key cards.1
Three documented cases illustrate the scope of the problem. A woman staying in asylum accommodation was repeatedly harassed and inappropriately touched by hotel staff, who obtained her phone number from the hotel's database and sent multiple text messages soliciting sexual contact.1 An Iranian woman stated: "I didn't know if the police here would be like the police in Iran, so I was too scared to do anything."1 A Ugandan female asylum seeker reported that a private immigration lawyer demanded sexual intercourse as payment for legal services after she could not afford his fees.1 All three women were ultimately granted refugee status.1
Ciara Bergman, chief executive of Rape Crisis England & Wales, emphasized that "this cohort of women and girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation."1
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