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Asian Female

West Africa

[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…

Participant 1: I feel like the policy, and the subject of sexual assault, makes people uncomfortable. I feel like it should be presented more comfortably so that people can talk about it. Facilitator: What ways…

The person listening to the case […] shouldn’t influence their [the survivor’s] choices. It’s your choice, and you choose how to handle it. But in the case of a minor involved, I think an adult…

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