Stories of Harassment, Violence and Discrimination: Migrant Experiences between India, Nepal and Bangladesh

Shantamay Chatterjee, Navneet Kaur, Mirza Manbira Sultana, Tahmina Sultana, Sanju Wagle, Sanju Wagle and Fiona Samuels

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Abstract: This Project Briefing explores the experiences of these people as they migrate, drawing on findings from a baseline study on their vulnerabilities, particularly to HIV and AIDS, as they move between their communities of origin in Nepal and Bangladesh to India. Although the baseline used quantitative and qualitative approaches, stories of harassment and violence emerge mostly from the qualitative elements. Respondents rarely speak about their own experiences of violence or discrimination, but talk about the experiences and behaviour of others. The term ‘violence’ is used in its broadest sense, ranging from harassment, bribery, threats and name-calling, to discrimination, stigma, exclusion and exploitation, to physical violence including beating, torture and murder, to sexual and gender based violence including sexual exploitation, coercion and rape.

Keywords: migration; migrants; HIV; AIDS; vulnerability; Nepal; Bangladesh; India; harassment; rape; discrimination; bribery; threat; stigma; social exclusion; exploitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09
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