Helping the Victims

被禁止的性行為與性暴力

性暴力: 強姦: 女性受害人: 幫助受害人 1

性侵害警醒標誌

設計用於戴在衣服和夾克翻領上的綠色小絲帶,現在常用來表達支持性侵害案的受害人。

強姦一旦發生,都應該想方設法去抓住強姦犯並繩之以法。在大多數的案例,要做到這一點,需要受害人的協助。但是,受害人的心情通常非常狂亂,而且需要有人幫助她梳理這種體驗。所以,在不進一步傷害受害人的前提下獲得必要的證據方面,警察和醫學諮詢人員緊密的合作是絕對必要的。在許多國家,這種合作在近年來已經有了極大的改進。同時,警員和醫生對強姦受害人的各種需要已經增強了判斷的能力。

 

無論如何,受害人在被強姦之後應該即刻設法:

l         撤到安全的處所(她的家裏、朋友的家裏、醫院急診室、警察局),遠離強姦的襲擊者;

l         尋求醫學幫助。她不應該脫換穿著的衣物或清洗身體。醫生或護士然後可以使用強姦案檢驗箱固定和保存證據。同時,對可能的身體傷害進行診斷和治療。

l         向警察報案並詳敘該襲擊案發生的細節。這將有助於警察逮捕強姦犯。

這些要儘快處理的步驟一旦完成,強姦受害人應該(通過電話、親自與強姦案諮詢人員、或在強姦案受害人群組裏)尋求諮詢服務。強姦案受害人的心理創傷可能非常嚴重,並持續很久,她們不應該設法獨自去自我消解。

Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence: Rape: Female Victims: Helping the Victims 1

Sexual Assault Awareness
A small green ribbon, designed to be worn on dresses and jacket lapels,
is now often used to express support for the victims of sexual assault.

Once a rape has occurred, everything possible should be done to arrest the rapist and bring him to justice. In most cases, this requires the assistance of the victim. However, she is usually quite distraught and needs help in dealing with her experience. Therefore, it is essential that police and medical consultants co-operate closely in obtaining the necessary evidence without traumatizing the victim any further. In many countries this co-operation has been greatly improved in recent years. At the same time, police officers and doctors have become more sensitive to the needs of rape victims.

In any case, immediately after a rape the victim should try to

  • reach a safe place, away from the attacker (her own home, a friend’s home, a hospital emergency room, a police station)
  • seek medical help. She should not change her clothing or wash herself. Doctors or nurses can then use a rape test kit to secure and preserve the evidence. At that time, possible injuries can also be diagnosed and treated.
  • report the crime to the police and give them detailed information about the attack. This will help them to apprehend the rapist.

Once these immediate steps have been taken, rape victims should seek counseling (per telephone, in person with a rape counselor, or in group sessions). The psychological trauma can be severe and long-lasting. A victim should not try to deal with it alone.

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