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This study examines how insecure migration status affects migrant women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV) in Mexico. It explores how legal precarity shapes exposure to abuse during transit and how institutional responses influence women’s ability to seek help. The main objective is to analyze the relationship between insecure migration status and the forms of violence women face, and to assess whether non-state actors provide more consistent protection than state institutions. Findings from documentary sources indicate that women with insecure migration status face higher levels of sexual assault, coercion, exploitation, and psychological violence (Amnesty International, 2014). Many avoid reporting abuse or seeking care due to fear of detention, deportation, or retaliation, instead relying on informal networks and NGO-operated services (International Organization for Migration, 2024). Survey responses reflect these patterns: most participants believe undocumented migrant women are insufficiently protected and express greater trust in NGOs than in government institutions. The study concludes that legal insecurity is a key driver of vulnerability and argues that improving access to protection mechanisms, separating victim support from migration control, and strengthening gender-sensitive policies are essential to reducing GBV in this context. Los resultados documentales muestran que las mujeres con situación migratoria irregular enfrentan mayores niveles de agresión sexual, coerción, explotación y violencia psicológica (Amnesty International, 2014). Muchas evitan denunciar o buscar atención por temor a la detención, la deportación o represalias, y dependen de redes informales y de servicios ofrecidos por ONG (International Organization for Migration, 2024). Las respuestas de la encuesta reflejan estos patrones: la mayoría de las participantes consideró que las mujeres migrantes indocumentadas no están suficientemente protegidas y expresó mayor confianza en las ONG que en las instituciones gubernamentales. El estudio concluye que la inseguridad jurídica es un factor central de vulnerabilidad y sostiene que fortalecer el acceso a mecanismos de protección, separar el apoyo a las víctimas del control migratorio y reforzar políticas sensibles al género son pasos clave para reducir la violencia de género en este contexto. |
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| Title: | Migrants, violence and vulnerability: human rights risks for women in transit through Mexico |
| Creators: | Loásiga Ramos, Amelia Edith |
| Date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1-25 |
| Event Title: | Feria de Investigación |
| Event Location: | Keiser University Latin American Campus. San Marcos |
| Event Dates: | 25 de noviembre de 2025 |
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences [H] > Social pathology. Social and public welfare [HV] > Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology [HV6250] Political Science [J] > Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration [JV] > Emigration and immigration. International . migration. United States [JV6403] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | migration status, gender-based violence, Mexico, migrant women, vulnerability, protection mechanisms. situación migratoria, violencia de género, México, mujeres migrantes, vulnerabilidad, mecanismos de protección. |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2026 22:25 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2026 22:25 |
| URI: | https://kurepository.keiseruniversity.edu.ni/id/eprint/37 |
| Contact: | Keiser University Latin American Campus |






