Migrant Women in Ceuta Report Sexual Harassment at Makeshift Camp

On July 30, a group of women who crossed into Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, reported that their struggles with sleeping outdoors are worsened by the risk of sexual harassment. Over a dozen women have established a camp along a wooded roadside adjacent to the barbed wire surrounding the government-operated migrant reception center, which currently accommodates around 700 individuals, exceeding its capacity by 200. Three women shared with Reuters that they face harassment from some men nearby and feel unsafe sleeping at night among hundreds of other migrants from Morocco, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. Local officials estimate that between 5,000 and 8,000 people remain in the enclave, following a deadly surge that saw 72,000 cross from Morocco more than two weeks ago.