A-Infos (en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL Novembre - Migrant: The path of the warrior (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

Female migration is often equated to family reunification. The figure of the migrant is 
that of a man and women are again invisibilisées. But according to statistics from the 
High Commissioner for refugees, women represent nearly half of migrants worldwide. And 
violence are an integral part of their journey. ---- The reasons for the migration of 
women are as diverse as men, if not more, for professional or economic reasons, armed 
conflict or state violence are added the specific violence suffered as women: domestic 
violence, forced prostitution, rape, mutilation, forced marriages and whatnot from a world 
which, from north to south, from east to west, is governed by and for men. If, for many of 
these women leave their country, their family, their support is guided by the hope of a 
more peaceful life, their arrival in France is often a bitter disappointment. Past risks 
"journey" they face further violence orchestrated this time by the state. This 
institutional violence descends on them in many ways.

The Geneva Convention, governing the right of asylum does not recognize violence and 
persecution specifically against women. And Ofpra, organization issuing the status of 
refugee in France, tends to describe violence against women to a "private matter" 
therefore not subject asylum because not political. But domestic violence are political in 
societies based on male domination.

Chained to their torturers

In addition, the establishment of an asylum file can be particularly distressing and 
painful. Relive the trauma and violence tell the menu lived a stranger, which may also 
prove to be a man in a language that is not ours, reports of the torture. Many women do 
not mention the rape they have suffered. Because rape is taboo here as elsewhere. Because 
asylum cases consist family. Because their relatives are not always aware. Because, just, 
it's too hard. Because it takes hard evidence (copy of a filing of complaint, medical 
certificate ...) they do not necessarily possess. For women living in France under the 
status of family reunification, or wife of French, the situation is hardly better. The 
violence they suffer, and should find protection squarely turn against them and become a 
risk to the maintenance of their right to stay. A female victim of domestic violence, 
leaving her husband, takes the risk of losing their residence permit. These women leave 
their country in search of emancipation and France find themselves chained to their torturers.

The difficulties inherent in the condition of undocumented, undocumented Papers abused are 
destitute and have absolutely no protection. They can not complain to the police without 
the risk of being deported.

The specific oppression of women must be recognized as legitimate because of migration and 
entitlement to special protection by the State through the asylum. The separation of the 
joint should be ground to the non-renewal of residence permits. Women victims of violence 
should be better supported in their psychological reconstruction rather than live in a 
permanent sense of insecurity. They should be able to overcome economically and 
psychologically from their violent or abusive spouse.

Non-recognition of specific violence against women in access to the residence is 
unfortunately an indicator, for those who doubt still, because, yes, well we live in a 
patriarchal society governed by laws made by and for men.

Mathilde (AL Saint-Denis)

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Migrantes-Le-parcours-de-la
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