Skip to main content
. 2020 Sep 17;15(9):e0239187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239187

Table 4. Characteristics of 215 sexual violence incidents, stratified by location of the sexual violence incident, among survivors of sexual violence visiting the MSF clinic, Lesvos, Greece (September 2017-January 2018).

Location of incident
Characteristics In country of origin During Transit1 On Lesvos
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Total 76 (100) 118 (100) 10 (100)
Type of perpetrator
Unknown civilian 11 (14) 49 (42) 7 (70)
Known civilian 7 (9) 26 (22) 2 (20)
Military 17 (22) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Smuggling groups 3 (4) 13 (11) 0 (0)
Family member 11 (14) 3 (3) 0 (0)
Institutional agent 9 (12) 4 (3) 0 (0)
Policeman 6 (8) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Organized gangs 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Other 2 (3) 4 (3) 0 (0)
Not Recorded 9 (12) 17 (14) 1 (10)
Armed Perpetrator
No 17 (22) 67 (57) 7 (70)
Yes 34 (45) 16 (14) 0 (0)
Not recorded 25 (33) 35 (30) 3 (30)
Type of event
Rape 74 (97) 107 (91) 10 (100)
Sexual Slavery and forced prostitution 1 (1) 8 (7) 0 (0)
Sexual touching 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Not Recorded 0 (0) 3 (3) 0 (0)
Setting of incident
During migration 4 (5) 68 (58) 7 (70)
Daily activity 10 (13) 20 (17) 1 (10)
Home 27 (36) 3 (3) 0 (0)
Institution 14 (18) 7 (6) 1 (10)
Abduction situation 5 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Other 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Not Recorded 15 (20) 19 (16) 0 (0)
Associated violence:
None 22 (30) 67 (57) 7 70
Beaten 25 (33) 28 (24) 3 (30)
Tortured 9 (12) 4 (3) 0 (0)
Witness of violence 13 (17) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Detained/ incarcerated 4 (5) 4 (3) 0 (0)
Robbed of property 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Forced labor 1 (1) 5 (4) 0 (0)

1) Transit: any country where the victim resided at any point in time between leaving the country of origin and arriving in Lesvos.