Merely to answer your wonder, @ Luka, and not to deride you for the sincere question:
We know from sexual assault support centres wherever they exist that intimate violence and sexual assault are massively under-reported. We know it from...
Anything that makes women feel less safe - on the Camino- or anywhere else has to be deplored and condemned. We know figures can be used in different ways and many of us agree that the Way is generally safe for all pilgrims. But as a man I am...
The problem with advising women not to walk alone is that it can amount to women not being able to exercise movement at all. If one cannot find a walking companion, or if one wants to travel on a more isolated route (Baztan, Salvador, for...
No...we are NOT talking about a hassle-free camino. This thread is NOT talking about this at all.
We are talking about something very specific...sexual harrassment has nothing to do with a "hassle-free" camino.
As per usual, when any posts on sexual assault arise on this forum, I'm reminded of the male privilege that exists on here, and it never fails to disappoint me.
I chose to "love" your post, not because I love what you reported, but because I am *that* grateful to you for calling out the entitled affront and politicking in this thread that has happened at cost/on the backs of victims of sexual violence...
I am stating that the authorities in Spain and Portugal are taking this issue more seriously than they used to but that they could take it more seriously than they do. This is my personal view which I believe I am allowed to express.
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