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Middle Eastern Female

West Africa

I think the two important points that are very, very neccessary when dealing with people from my culture is, they [service providers responding to sexual violence] just need to reassure people that what they are…

Participant 1: Even when we make it known to people, if people come up with stories about how they were assaulted or whatever, sometimes they do not believe them. So what is the point of…

Participant 1: I’ve heard about the policy and everything, but I’ve also heard a lot about sexual assault cases in residence, and how it’s, like, a real problem. So, we know it’s a problem, but…

Well for me, I will let the counsellor know- don’t play the race card with me. Don’t say, “Do you think this happened to you because you are Black?” No, if you say that to…

Participant 1: Oh, if it’s my business. […] It’s like, if I’m in the right place to help, if I am the right person to talk to […] and if the person is sure [pause]…

I do agree that it is impacted by where you are from. I’m not sure about anyone else here, but I did school and I spent a significant majority of my time in West Africa,…

Participant 1: I would expect the counsellor to be empathetic, just like I said earlier too – be able to connect and not judge at all. ‘Cause, when you are asking questions that may be…

[If I were involved in a sexual assault case, I would ask that university staff] treat me as a human being. Treat me as a reasonable human being, as I come. See me as a…

What another person just said was, how can you be sure that the person involved in the sexual assault case is not harmed in the process of filing a report or filing the case? Because…

In West Africa, it is not ethical for you to put – I mean, let me not be raw. In West Africa, it is not ethical for you to do a lot of things that…

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