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Women sexually harassed in UK music festivals
22-6-2018
In its issue of today, AL Diyar highlighted a report published by the UK based public opinion and data company, YouGov, on sexual harassment in Britain during music festivals. The survey which covered 1188 music festivalgoers, found that nearly 43 percent of young women under 40 attending festivals have faced some kind of unwanted sexual behavior. Al Diyar cited the study which revealed that around 22% of young female festivalgoers, and 30% of women in particular, have been sexually harassed, the most common form of harassment being ‘sexualized language or verbal harassment or unwelcome and forceful dancing’. The study has shown that only 2 percent of harassment incidents have been officially reported to the police. Al Diyar also wrote that according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales conducted by the Office for National Statistics, more than 80 percent of victims of sexual assault in February of this year did not report the offences. (Al Diyar, June 22, 2018)
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