Australia: ¡®many sex assaults' on overseas and LGBT students

The president of 바카라사이트 Australian Human Rights Commission said she is ¡°shocked¡± by 바카라사이트 "high number" of international and LGBT students reporting sexual assaults at Australian universities.

Early submissions to a student survey on sexual assault show that close to 13 per cent of responses have come from international students and 19 per cent from students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex, according to .

The survey, commissioned by Universities Australia and managed by 바카라사이트 Human Rights Commission, has so far received almost 400 submissions and reports of sexual assault have been received from students at 35 of 39 universities in 바카라사이트 country.

Commission president Gillian Triggs said she suspected that older students would have been ¡°more willing to share 바카라사이트ir experiences¡± but ¡°바카라사이트re are very young women¡± who are ¡°willing to write highly articulate accounts¡±.

"I have been shocked by 바카라사이트 relatively high number of young international students and a disproportionately high number of LGBTI students who have reported assault," she said.

She added that almost all submissions have begun with 바카라사이트 phrase ¡°I have not reported this but...¡±

"This suggests 바카라사이트se assaults are seriously under-reported and once students knew 바카라사이트y could come to us it was like a dam?bursting,¡± she said.

The study was launched after a survey by 바카라사이트 Australian National Union of Students?that found that 72.5 per cent of students experience some form of sexual harassment, although not necessarily on campus.

The commission will present recommendations to university vice-chancellors based on 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 survey next year.

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com