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Middle Eastern Male

East Asia

When I report an issue, and as a victim, I don’t want the people who are listening to me is – is a man. Can they make sure that the officer or the people I…

I believe that the thoughts, and the ideology of “the victim” is created from where they grow up, or what they are being taught. So, my [suggestion] is to let […] someone who understands the…

My question is, how long it would take in the investigation until the survivor feels completely safe? Because the survivor would be so scared to even go to the campus because the person [the victim/survivor]…

Maybe I just missed the information from you, but the question that I came up with is, what if the sexual violence situation happens outside of campus? For example, what if it happens at someone’s…

How would you solve it? Like, I know you can get counselling and medical services, but like, how do you say that the people who did the violence are [unclear]. Like, do you do anything…

In my view, it’s very important to speak up because you’re not just speaking up for yourself, you’re also speaking up for all females who are insecure. How can you encourage them to report the…

What kind of evidence does this policy apply to and how we can intervene in each situation individually? I mean because sometimes the only evidence is just the victim’s written word or what they say.…

Participant 1: I am thinking of my parents. I think they would appreciate the community in SMU and the policy as well. Especially because they live in East Asia so they can’t talk with me,…

I just want to encourage that you should get people aware about information and policies and get them to know more how to protect themselves, because actually, we don’t want [people to have] experiences of…

I think they [my family] will probably appreciate it [the SV/SA policy] as long as it’s helping me, but I don’t think they would think something like this will happen. And usually, if Asians are…

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