https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqe3y34e9eo
Asylum seekers have been told that rape, sexual harassment and domestic abuse are illegal in the UK, in guidance for new arrivals published by the Home Office.
内政部(Home Office)为新来者发布的指南告诉寻求庇护者:强奸、性骚扰和家庭暴力在英国是违法的。
A nine-page online booklet covers respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality, with guidance on how UK laws and customs may be different from their home countries.
这本9页的在线小册子涵盖公共场所的尊重举止、性与同意、性别平等,并指导英国的法律和习俗可能与其母国有何不同。
The Conservatives said any asylum seekers breaking UK law should be deported and Reform said the publication showed the government "knows that they are a menace".
保守党(Conservatives)表示,任何触犯英国法律的寻求庇护者都应被驱逐;改革党(Reform)则称这份出版物的出现说明政府“知道他们是一群祸害”。
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government had "a very clear principle that if you break UK law, you will be removed from the country".
首相安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)表示,政府有“一条非常清晰的原则:谁违反英国法律,谁就会被逐出这个国家”。
He said the number of removals of illegal immigrants from the UK "are significantly up" and that he was working to ensure that foreign national offenders are removed from the prison system.
他说,从英国驱逐非法移民的数量“显著上升”,他正致力于确保外籍罪犯被清除出监狱系统。
He added: "It follows that if we're taking this approach, it's made explicitly clear what the UK law is and what the societal norms of the UK are and that's why this approach is being taken."
他还说:“既然采取这种做法,就必须明确讲清英国法律是什么、英国的社会规范是什么,这也是采取这种方式的原因。”
According to the latest Home Office figures, a total of 93,525 people applied for asylum in the UK from April 2025 to March 2026, which was down by 12% on the same period in the previous year.
根据内政部最新数据,2025年4月至2026年3月,英国共有93525人申请庇护,比上一年同期下降12%。
The booklet sets out how asylum seekers must understand UK law, because the consequences of breaking the law mean "you could get in trouble with the police, lose your asylum support, or it could affect your asylum claim."
小册子写明,寻求庇护者必须理解英国法律,因为违法的后果是“你可能惹上警察、失去庇护援助,或者影响你的庇护申请”。
A section on gender explains that women in the UK have equal rights to men, and do not need the permission from a husband, father, brother or any other man to do things like work, study, travel, or make decisions.
小册子的性别章节解释说,英国女性与男性享有平等权利,工作、学习、旅行或做决定都不需要丈夫、父亲、兄弟或任何其他男人的许可。
Another section on sex and consent sets out how both people must agree to sex or sexual contact of any kind, and consent cannot be given if someone is asleep, drunk, or unable to respond.
另一个关于性与同意的章节写明,任何形式的性行为或性接触都必须双方同意,而睡着、醉酒或无法作出回应的人无法给出同意。