Children as young as seven have been sexually assaulted in official European refugee camps, the Observer has been told. Anita Dullard of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said there had been a rise in incidents of sexual violence in Greece’s refugee camps and that they had alerted the government. She said they had been forwarding alleged incidents of sexual violence against women and children to the UN, adding: “We’ve been receiving reports [of sexual violence] and making reports of the incidents. UNHCR has been raising concerns about this, specifically about this issue [sexual violence], saying that we don’t think it will be safe for women and for children. In the refugee camp at Calais, for instance, 150 minors out of 600 are eligible.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2016 14:12 UTC