Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2024

‘I feared for my life’: stories of sexual harassment on the Camino de Santiago



‘I feared for my life’: stories of sexual harassment on the Camino de Santiago

Female pilgrims tell of terrifying aggression, the lingering effects and their belief that their cases are far from isolated


Ashifa Kassam and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
Mon 11 Nov 2024 05.00


It was on the outskirts of the northern Spanish town of Mieres, as she raced past colourful houses built of stone and wood-framed windows, that Sara Dhooma wrestled with the possibility that she might die.

Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment

 


Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment

Sexual aggression said to be ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk

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Mon 11 Nov 2024 05.00 GMT


Lone female pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago have spoken of being subjected to “terrifying” sexual harassment in near-deserted areas of rural Spain, Portugal and France.