LONDON—Around two-thirds of female veterans in the British armed forces have experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination in their careers, a parliamentary report said Sunday. The report also said that women who reported serious sexual offences are “denied justice” by an inadequate military court system and complaints process. Parliament’s defense committee found that 64 percent of female veterans and 58 percent of serving women said they have experienced bullying, harassment, discrimination in the army. Most say they don’t believe the military does enough to address the problem. The committee heard accounts of “unacceptable behaviours” experienced by servicewomen, including gang rape, bullying for refusing sexual advances, and assault by senior officers. Others reported “witnessing friends being attacked by groups of men but being too afraid to report it,” and said mess halls and accommodation were seen as “places of danger.” “The complaints system, as it stands, is woefully inadequate and leaves most …
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