Multilingual handbook on sexual violence and consent teaching women about rights in Australia

Women across Australia have come forward in recent weeks to tell their stories of sexual abuse, but for culturally diverse women speaking out and seeking support is not an easy endeavour.

Multicultural Families Organisation’s Rana Al-Mekarry said many women did not know their rights in Australia.

“We have migrants, refugees, women who are here on tourist visas, working holiday visas, and the laws in each country are very different,” she said.