On Tuesday, the government instructed the High Council for Equality between Men and Women to make proposals to improve the "
taking into account of speech
" and the "
care
" of victims of rape and sexual assault.
This report should be submitted to the government "
by the end of October
", indicates the Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men, Isabelle Rome, in a letter to the President of the HCE Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette .
Improve speaking
“
A rape victim needs appropriate, immediate and comprehensive support, as soon as they are reported.
I ask the @HCEfh to propose a better consideration of the voice of the victims and an improvement in their care
, ”tweeted Isabelle Rome who met Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette on Tuesday.
The HCE must make proposals to "
improve the consideration of the words of the victims of the most serious sexual violence
", "
whatever their interlocutors
", "
if necessary by (drawing) on foreign experience
" , writes Ms. Rome in her letter.
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The former magistrate cites Spain and Belgium, "
which have generalized specialized centers for the care of victims of sexual violence
" ensuring "
effective first reception because fast and global
": collection of the complaint, biological samples , meeting with doctors and psychologists.
“
These devices have demonstrated their effectiveness on the rest of the procedure
”.
Each year, more than 110,000 people, including 90,000 women, claim to have been victims of rape or attempted rape, according to this letter.
The government has also instructed UDI Senator Dominique Vérien and Renaissance MP Émilie Chandler to carry out an information mission on the judicial treatment of domestic violence, the report of which is expected at the end of March.